Nine dead in mass shooting at Pennsylvania home

A gunman killed eight people, including children and a pregnant woman, in a mass shooting in Erie, Pennsylvania, before taking his own life. Local officials are investigating the motive, noting that mental health issues were likely involved.
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Share Save Add as preferred on Google George Wright and Madeline Halpert 'Horrific scene' in Erie after mass shooting, says police chief A man has fatally shot eight people, including two children and a heavily pregnant woman, at a home in the US state of Pennsylvania before appearing to take his own life.
Police were called to a street in the city of Erie on Friday afternoon after witnesses reported seeing a man firing a gun before he entered a home, officials said. Two women were found dead outside when police arrived.
The other victims were found inside the house alongside the gunman, Erie Police Chief Rick Lorah said. All except one of those who died were related to each other.
Lorah said a motive had not yet been established but that "mental health is at play here".
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