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What we know: 8 dead after shooting in Erie, Pennsylvania, governor says. Shooter also dead

Compiled Oct 10

Shooting leaves 9 dead including suspect in Erie, Pennsylvania, police say
Shooting leaves 9 dead including suspect in Erie, Pennsylvania, police say · Photo: The Associated Press

What we know

  • Eight people were killed Friday in a shooting in Erie, Pennsylvania, police said.
  • The shooter was also dead.
  • There was no threat to the public, according to the city.
  • Erie Police Chief Rick Lorah said he had not seen anything like this in his 28-plus years.
  • Gov. Josh Shapiro said Saturday he offered his administration's full support to Erie Mayor Daria Devlin.
  • Erie is about 117 miles (188 kilometers) north of Pittsburgh.

What we don’t know yet

  • Authorities didn't provide more details about the shooting.

Open questions

  • What was the motive for the shooting?
  • Who was the shooter and what was their relationship to the victims?
  • What additional details will authorities release about the incident?
  • Were the victims targeted or was the shooting random?

Drawn from the Associated Press report. “What we don’t know” lists only what the reporting itself flags as unresolved.

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