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Chilling video shows people running, screaming as grandpa massacres 8 in Erie home: ‘Oh my God!’

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Reilly, P. (2026, October 13). Chilling video shows people running, screaming as grandpa massacres 8 in Erie home: ‘Oh my God!’. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/13/us-news/chilling-video-shows-people-running-screaming-as-grandpa-massacres-9-in-erie-home-oh-my-god/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-13 · by Patrick Reilly
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A chilling doorbell camera video from an Erie, Pennsylvania home shows people running and screaming as gunshots are fired on Friday evening. The footage captures moments leading to a massacre where Matthew Stone Sr., 45, killed eight members of his family and two friends before taking his own life. Among the victims were three generations including his wife Michelle, their children, and Angelina Stone’s unborn child and young children. Police believe mental health issues may have played a role but are still investigating the motive behind this horrific incident that unfolded shortly before 5 p.m.
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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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Buffalo Erie Pennsylvania Your Erie

Subjects

Roberts PERSON · 3× Tanner PERSON · 3× Amari’anna PERSON · 2× Angelina PERSON · 2× Erie GPE · 2× Matthew Stone Jr. PERSON · 1× Matthew Stone Sr. PERSON · 1× Michelle Stone PERSON · 1× Pennsylvania GPE · 1× Your Erie ORG · 1×

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The victims included his wife Michelle Stone, 44, and three kids Matthew Stone Jr., 21, Jonathan Stone, 19, and Angelina Stone, 24, who was due to give birth this Wednesday to her third child, Kyrie, who was included in the tally of the dead.
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🔮 The motive remains under investigation, with police only suggesting mental health could have been a factor.

Claims (15 extracted, 3 hedged)

Harrowing video captured the moment people screamed and ran for their lives as gunshots rang out from from the Erie, Pennsylvania home where a grandfather massacred nine people, including three generations of his family. asserted
grandfather → capture → family
The doorbell footage, obtained by Your Erie, shows two women run across a yard on Perry Street on Friday to check out some sort of commotion when someone suddenly lets out a blood-curdling scream of “Oh my God!” asserted
someone → obtain → Oh
Children can be heard screaming as the two women sprint back across the lawn away from the gunfire. asserted
women → hear → gunfire
One person yells at the neighbors to get back inside their houses before the dramatic clip cuts off. asserted
clip → yell → houses
Police on Monday identified the gunman as Matthew Stone Sr., 45, who slaughtered three generations of his family and two family friends before he then took his own life on Friday evening. asserted
he → identify → evening
The victims included his wife Michelle Stone, 44, and three kids Matthew Stone Jr., 21, Jonathan Stone, 19, and Angelina Stone, 24, who was due to give birth this Wednesday to her third child, Kyrie, who was included in the tally of the dead. asserted
who → include → dead
The fiend also killed Angelina’s 5-year-old son Isiah and 1-year-old daughter Amari’anna in addition to two women who tried to stop the carnage, Lora Roberts, 37, and family friend Twila Tanner, 51. asserted
who → kill → carnage
The motive remains under investigation, with police only suggesting mental health could have been a factor. uncertain
health → remain → investigation
Investigators said they were interviewing relatives to determine what may have happened. uncertain
what → say → relatives
The mass shooting unfolded shortly before 5 p.m. on Friday in a home on the east side of the lakeside city about 100 miles southwest of Buffalo. asserted
shooting → unfold → Buffalo
Investigators told reporters that they had reviewed footage that showed gunshots were fired in the home before Roberts and Tanner, appearing “distressed,” began banging on the door of the house, police said. asserted
police → tell → house
The 45-year-old killer came outside and shot them dead before going back into the house, where he shot himself dead in an upstairs area, according to authorities Cops rushed over to the home and arrived at a horror scene. Roberts and Tanner were found dead outside and inside they discovered Isaiah and his younger sister Amari’anna’s bodies on the first floor. uncertain
they → come → floor
Two women and two men were found dead in a stairwell and the body of the shooter was found upstairs, police said. asserted
police → find → shooter
It was the worst scene I have ever experienced,” Erie Police Chief Rick Lorah said at an emotional press conference. asserted
Lorah → experience → conference
Roberts was a frequent visitor to the house who had been helping out during her niece and neighbor Angelina’s pregnancy, while Tanner was the only non-relative caught up in the violence. asserted
Tanner → help → violence
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