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Erie gunman who killed family controlled their movements, finances: police

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HARRISBURG — A Pennsylvania man who fatally shot eight others, including seven family members , before killing himself had exercised strict control over his relatives, including their finances and interactions with others, police said Thursday.

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  1. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Man who killed his family in Erie had history of domestic violence, police say (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    A man who fatally shot eight people, including his pregnant daughter and other relatives before killing himself, had been charged in a previous domestic violence incident involving the same firearm used in Friday’s mass shooting in Erie, Pennsylvania, according to Police Chief Rick Lorah.

  2. WCBD News 2

    Pennsylvania man who killed family had controlled their movements and finances: police (opens WCBD News 2)

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    A Pennsylvania man who fatally shot eight others, including seven family members, before killing himself had exercised strict control over his relatives, including their finances and interactions with others, police said Thursday. Investigators still don't know why family patriarch Matthew Stone Sr.

  3. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

  4. CBS News

    Pennsylvania man who killed 8 people was "controlling" patriarch, police say (opens CBS News)

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    The Pennsylvania man accused of killing eight people "exercised significant control" over his family at their Erie home, police said.

  5. Spotlight PA

    Erie gunman who killed family controlled their movements, finances: police (opens Spotlight PA)

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    HARRISBURG — A Pennsylvania man who fatally shot eight others, including seven family members , before killing himself had exercised strict control over his relatives, including their finances and interactions with others, police said Thursday.

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