Nine people killed in Pennsylvania shooting

The shooting in the city of Erie in the US state of Pennsylvania killed at least nine people, including two children. This is reported by CBS, noting that the perpetrator led a “many hours of confrontation with the police.”.

According to him, the police arrived at the scene at about 17:00 local time (00:00 GMT) after eyewitness reports of a man who fired a gun and then entered the house.

The bodies of two women were found on the street, and several more died inside the house.

According to police, the suspect was also found dead. He allegedly killed himself. Police said there was no threat to the public, CBS reported.

In April 2026, a shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana, killed eight children aged one to 14. Some of the victims were the shooter's "descendants". The suspect was shot dead by police during a chase.

In April 2022, two minors died during a home party in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and nine others were injured.