Nine people were killed Friday in a shooting in Erie, Pennsylvania, Gov. Josh Shapiro said Saturday. Police said the suspected shooter was also dead.
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“I have not seen anything like this in my 28-plus years,” Erie Police Chief Rick Lorah told a local news station. “I’m not sure that the city of Erie has ever seen the loss of life and the devastation that we just witnessed.”
Lorah declined to provide more details but said the circumstances of the shooting were “deeply disturbing.”
Shapiro said Saturday he offered his administration’s “full support” to Erie Mayor Daria Devlin.
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I’ve spoken with Mayor Devlin and offered my Administration’s full support following the tragic mass shooting in Erie last night — killing nine of our fellow Pennsylvanians.
My heart breaks for this family. Lori and I are praying for their loved ones and the entire Erie…
— Governor Josh Shapiro (@GovernorShapiro) October 10, 2026
The city of Erie posted late Friday night that the suspected shooter was dead and there was no threat to the public.
Erie is about128 miles (206 kilometers) north of PIttsburgh.
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GaNun is a corps member for The Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues.
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