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Pregnant Pennsylvania mom was days away from giving birth before she was among 8 killed in gunman’s shooting rampage

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McEntyre, N. (2026, October 11). Pregnant Pennsylvania mom was days away from giving birth before she was among 8 killed in gunman’s shooting rampage. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/11/us-news/pennsylvania-mom-angelina-stone-was-days-away-from-giving-birth-before-she-was-among-8-killed-in-erie-mass-shooting/

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A pregnant Pennsylvania woman named Angelina Stone, who was due to give birth in just a few days, died along with her three children—5-year-old son Isiah, daughter Amari’anna, and an unborn child—in a shooting rampage on October 7. The incident occurred at a home in Erie, Pennsylvania, where the gunman killed eight people before taking his own life. Family members believe that Stone’s father was responsible for the deaths. The victims included Stone's relatives and neighbors who were trying to help her during what turned out to be a tragic evening.

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On October 9, Matthew Stone Sr., a 45-year-old man in Erie, Pennsylvania, killed eight people before taking his own life. The victims included his wife and five children, along with two other women who had come to assist them. Police described the scene as one of the worst they have ever encountered, noting that the house was extremely filthy and filled with bottles of urine.

The shooting occurred after 9 pm when residents called 911 due to hearing gunfire; upon arrival, officers found two women dead outside the home. Stone barricaded himself inside and engaged in a standoff with police before dying from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Inside the house, investigators discovered additional victims, including children.

Police revealed that Stone had exercised strict control over his family for years, managing their finances and restricting their movements. The home's conditions were described as deplorable, further highlighting the isolation and distress experienced by the victims.

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Topics

CBS Pittsburgh Erie Erie News Now Pennsylvania ShotsSpotter

Subjects

Erie GPE · 4× Stone PERSON · 4× Erie News Now ORG · 3× Isiah PERSON · 3× Amari’anna PERSON · 2× Angelina PERSON · 2× Ezekiel PERSON · 2× Lorah PERSON · 2× Simmers PERSON · 2× Pennsylvania GPE · 1×

Narrative

Angelina Stone was killed alongside her three children — 5-year-old son Isiah, daughter Amari’anna and her unborn child Kyrie — and several relatives when a gunman opened fire just before 5 p.m. on Friday at a home in Erie, Pa. “She was pregnant, about to have her baby in a couple days and she had a daughter that was almost 2 and her son Isiah and they were all just beautiful,” family friend Lisa Simmers told Erie News Now.

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🔮 “Angelina’s father killed Angelina and her children in a murder-suicide, and now our family is facing the painful task of laying them to rest,” Aaliyah Williams, the aunt of Stone’s daughter, wrote in a GoFundMe.

2026-10-11 · New York Post

Pregnant Pennsylvania mom was days away from giving birth before she was among 8 killed in gunman’s shooting rampage · assertive framing

Claims (29 extracted, 1 hedged)

A Pennsylvania pregnant mother of two was expecting to give birth this week before she was among 9 people who were left dead — including the gunman — in a suspected murder-suicide, devastated loved ones revealed Saturday. asserted

ones → expect → suicide

Simmers → kill → daughter

Stone posted on social media that her due date was on October 14. asserted

date → post → October

Police didn’t disclose the gunman’s identity. asserted

Police → disclose → identity

However, the victims’ relatives accused Stone’s father of committing the evening massacre before he turned the gun on himself. asserted

he → accuse → himself

“Angelina’s father killed Angelina and her children in a murder-suicide, and now our family is facing the painful task of laying them to rest,” Aaliyah Williams, the aunt of Stone’s daughter, wrote in a GoFundMe. asserted

Williams → kill → GoFundMe

The 45-year-old gunman began firing off rounds at the residence on the 700 block of Perry Road in the city’s East Side at approximately 4:53 p.m. asserted

gunman → fire → p.m.

Innocent children, couldn’t have told on that man if they wanted to, and he still killed them,” Simmers told CBS Pittsburgh. asserted

Simmers → tell → Pittsburgh

“A crime like that, what do you say? asserted

you → say → what

A person kills two innocent children, a pregnant woman and the people coming to try to help her. asserted

person → kill → her

“It’s mind-blowing to me to understand what was happening in that house while we were standing outside. asserted

we → ’ → house

The feeling of helplessness and knowing we couldn’t do anything and she was right there,” Simmers added. asserted

Simmers → know → anything

Little Amari’anna’s father, Juicesiyah Alexander Ezekiel, held back tears as he grieved the toddler’s death. asserted

he → hold → death

“It was my baby, bro, and he just took her,” Ezekiel told Erie News Now. asserted

Ezekiel → take → News

She’s the most beautiful baby God could have created. uncertain

God → ’ → ?

“I wouldn’t even put this on my worst enemy,” he said. asserted

he → put → enemy

“It’s sickening.” asserted

It → ’ → ?

Ezekiel revealed he had been fighting depression after surviving a homicide in Erie back in 2022 before moving away from the area. asserted

he → reveal → area

“I’m so broken, man,” he said. asserted

he → ’m → ?

“I left Erie to stay away from that lifestyle, and I come back and lose my daughter, lose my baby mom, lose who I was fighting to stay alive for.” asserted

I → leave → who

Police responded to the home after receiving reports of the shooting from the city’s ShotsSpotter system. asserted

Police → respond → system

Two females, aged 37 and 51, were found outside in the street suffering from gunshot wounds when officers arrived at the home. asserted

officers → age → home

The gunman barricaded himself inside the house and created a standoff with police as officials waited for a search warrant to enter the home, Erie Police Chief Rick Lorah said during a press conference. asserted

Lorah → barricade → conference

Eventually police entered the home and found Isiah, Amari’anna and a 10-month-old girl on the first floor, Erie News Now reported. asserted

News → enter → floor

Stone was found dead alongside a 44-year-old woman and two men, 19 and 21, on the second floor. “ asserted

Stone → find → floor

It was the worst scene I have ever experienced,” Lorah said. asserted

Lorah → experience → ?

The gunman died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. asserted

gunman → die → wound

Eight of the nine victims were related with the ninth identified as a family friend. asserted

ninth → relate → friend

Lorah believes “mental health is at play here,” but did not provide a motive behind the killings. asserted

health → believe → killings