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Victims of Pennsylvania mass shooting included pregnant daughter of gunman

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Li, D. K. (2026, October 12). Victims of Pennsylvania mass shooting included pregnant daughter of gunman. NBC News. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/victims-pennsylvania-mass-shooting-included-pregnant-daughter-gunman-rcna603037

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NBC News · collected 2026-10-12 · by David K. Li
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A mass shooting in northwest Pennsylvania left eight people dead, including the gunman Matthew Stone and his wife and children. Among the victims were Stone's pregnant daughter Angelina K. Stone who was due to give birth on Monday and two neighbors Twila A. Tanner and Lora Lee Roberts. The shooter killed himself after opening fire at a family home in Erie County.
Written by AI on 2026-10-12, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

AI analysis

Story summary

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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Cook PERSON · 2× Ezekiel PERSON · 2× Angelina K. Stone PERSON · 1× Erie County GPE · 1× Lyell Cook PERSON · 1× Matthew Stone PERSON · 1× Matthew Stone Jr. PERSON · 1× Michelle Stone PERSON · 1× NBC News ORG · 1× Pennsylvania GPE · 1×

Narrative

Matthew Stone, 45, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on Friday after killing six members of his own family and two neighbors, Erie County Coroner Lyell Cook told NBC News on Monday.
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🔮 “I wouldn’t even put this on my worst enemy man,” Ezekiel told NBC affiliate WICU.
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Victims of Pennsylvania mass shooting included pregnant daughter of gunman · mixed framing

Claims (11 extracted, 3 hedged)

The victims of a mass shooting in northwest Pennsylvania included the gunman’s wife and pregnant daughter who was due to give birth on Monday, authorities said. asserted
authorities → include → Monday
Matthew Stone, 45, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on Friday after killing six members of his own family and two neighbors, Erie County Coroner Lyell Cook told NBC News on Monday. asserted
Cook → die → Monday
Victims included the shooter’s wife Michelle Stone, 44, pregnant daughter Angelina K. Stone, 24, and sons Matthew Stone Jr. 21, and Jonathan Stone, 19, according to the coroner. uncertain
Victims → include → coroner
Angelina Stone was carrying “an unborn fetus who was supposed to have been born today,” Cook said. asserted
Cook → carry → fetus
Two other unidentified children, a 5-year-old boy and a nearly 2-year-old girl, were also related the shooter and killed inside the house, according to the coroner. uncertain
children → relate → coroner
All of the Stones lived at that Perry Street home while victims Twila A. Tanner, 51, and Lora Lee Roberts, 37, were neighbors who were fatally shot outside, Cook said. asserted
Cook → live → home
Juicesiyah Alexander Ezekiel, father of the slain little girl, said he’s struggling to understand why the elder Stone opened fire. asserted
Stone → slay → fire
“I wouldn’t even put this on my worst enemy man,” Ezekiel told NBC affiliate WICU. asserted
Ezekiel → put → WICU
The little girl was going to turn 2 next month. asserted
girl → go → 2
“Her name is Amari’anna,” Ezekiel said. asserted
Ezekiel → say → ?
“She’s the most beautiful baby God could have created.” uncertain
God → ’ → ?
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