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Police say Erie home of mass shooting was filthy, with urine-filled bottles

NBC News reports Matthew Stone killed eight people in his Erie, Pennsylvania, home before dying of a self-inflicted gunshot Friday evening.

Updated Oct 16, 2026 · 00:19 UTC2 reports

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Matthew Stone, 45, killed eight people at his Erie, Pennsylvania, home before dying of a self-inflicted gunshot on Friday evening.[NBC News]
Police describe the house as filthy, with toilets and sinks not appearing to work and urine-filled bottles found throughout.[NBC News]
Victims included his wife, a pregnant daughter, two sons, a sister-in-law, a friend, and two young children related to the shooter.[NBC News]
Relatives told police Stone controlled family finances and limited family movements, and police say the handgun used in the killings was also involved in a 2019 domestic violence case in which Stone was arrested on allegations.[NBC News]

Matthew Stone, 45, killed eight people before dying of a self-inflicted gunshot on Friday evening, according to officials.[NBC News]
Erie Police Chief Rick Lorah said toilets and sinks did not appear to be working and urine-filled 2-liter bottles were found throughout the house.[NBC News]
Lorah said, according to relatives, that Stone controlled the family's finances and restricted when family members could leave the home or see relatives.[NBC News]
The police department had a record of a 2019 domestic violence incident at the home in which Stone was arrested for allegedly making threats with a .40-caliber handgun.[NBC News]
Lorah said the same .40-caliber handgun from the 2019 case was used in the Friday homicides.[NBC News]
Victims included Stone's wife Michelle Stone, pregnant daughter Angelina K. Stone, sons Matthew Stone Jr. and Jonathan Stone, sister-in-law Lora Lee Roberts, and friend Twila A. Tanner.[NBC News]
Two unidentified children related to the shooter, a 5-year-old boy and a nearly 2-year-old girl, were also killed inside the house.[NBC News]
Detectives found numerous belongings packed into bags and boxes in Angelina Stone's bedroom when they searched the home after the shooting.[NBC News]

The 2019 domestic violence incident and handgun threat are described as allegations, and the outcome of that case is not reported.[NBC News]
Accounts of Stone's control over the family were relayed by police from relatives and are not independently verified in the reporting.[NBC News]

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