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Erie Massacre: Grandfather Murders Eight Family Members and Neighbor Before Turning Gun on Himself | Crime Alert 10.15.26 · Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

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  Speaker 1: Crime Alert, hourly update, breaking crime news now.
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  Speaker 2: I'm Sydney Silvani. An unthinkable domestic massacre in northwestern Pennsylvania
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  Speaker 2: leaves eight people dead, including a pregnant mother and two
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  Speaker 2: young children, at the hands of a grandfather relatives say
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  Speaker 2: showed no outward signs of distress. Police in Erie, Pennsylvania
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  Speaker 2: are investigating the Friday evening shooting that ended when 45-year-old
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  Speaker 2: Matthew Stone took his own life with a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
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  Speaker 2: At a Sunday memorial outside the home, Julius Windham, the
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  Speaker 2: father of one-year-old victim Amariana and co-parent with her pregnant mother,
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  Speaker 2: Angelina Stone, described the gunman's deceptive demeanor to local news
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  Speaker 2: station WJET.
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  Speaker 3: I think that was a front for him, of him.
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  Speaker 2: Every day him smiling and being, you know, just, you
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  Speaker 2: would think nothing like that would happen, you know. Alongside
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  Speaker 2: his daughter, Angelina, her unborn son, Kyrie, granddaughter, Amariana, and
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  Speaker 2: five-year-old grandson, Isaiah, Stone shot his wife, Michelle, his sister-in-law,
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  Speaker 2: Laura Lee Roberts, and his sons, 21-year-old Matthew Jr. and
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  Speaker 2: 19-year-old Jonathan. An eighth victim, neighbor Twyla Tanner, was found
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  Speaker 2: dead outside alongside Roberts. Nicole Eller, a close family friend
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  Speaker 2: for over 30 years, shared her disbelief with WJET.
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  Speaker 3: He was a good guy, and then he started going
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  Speaker 3: downhill with everything. I mean, he's been, I knew him
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  Speaker 3: for a long time, and I never thought he would
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  Speaker 3: do this.
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  Speaker 2: Mourners gathered outside the home, leaving flowers, candles, and stuffed animals.
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  Speaker 2: Wyndham wore a shirt memorializing his loved ones, telling WJET
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  Speaker 2: about his grief.
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  Speaker 3: Words can't even explain.
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  Speaker 2: How Investigators say audio and video recordings captured muffled gunfire
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  Speaker 2: inside the home before Roberts and Tanner arrived distressed, pounding
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  Speaker 2: on the door. Stone emerged, shot both women as they
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  Speaker 2: ran toward him, and retreated back inside. Officers arrived within
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  Speaker 2: minutes following a shot spotter alert. Police confirmed no additional
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  Speaker 2: shots were fired after arrival, with loud bangs coming from
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  Speaker 2: SWAT flashbang devices. After deploying a drone and robot, tactical
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  Speaker 2: units entered the residence, finding the two young children dead
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  Speaker 2: on the first floor, four victims in the stairwell, and
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  Speaker 2: the shooter dead on the second floor. At a news conference,
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  Speaker 2: Erie Police Chief Rick Laura addressed the traumatic scenes.
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  Speaker 1: Out of respect for the victims and the families, I
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  Speaker 1: will not discuss the details of what our officers encountered
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  Speaker 1: inside that home. But I want our community to understand
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  Speaker 1: the gravity of what happened and the profound impact this
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  Speaker 1: tragedy has had on those involved and on our community
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  Speaker 1: as a whole.
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  Speaker 2: Chief Laura declined to confirm a motive, but suggested mental
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  Speaker 2: health could be a factor, noting detectives will examine the
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  Speaker 2: phones of the women killed outside to discover what drew
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  Speaker 2: them to the home. Laura noted the horrific aftermath will
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  Speaker 2: stay with first responders long after leaving the scene. At
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  Speaker 2: a Saturday news conference, Erie Mayor Daria Devlin spoke directly
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  Speaker 2: to the victims' families.
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  Speaker 3: I am so deeply sorry. What happened to you was horrific,
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  Speaker 3: and there is nothing that any of us can say
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  Speaker 3: today that will make this any easier. But you do
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  Speaker 3: need to know that our entire community is with you,
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  Speaker 3: we're grieving with you, and we are here to support you.
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  Speaker 2: Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro offered full state support while District
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  Speaker 2: Attorney Elizabeth Herz urged the public to avoid circulating unverified rumors.
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  Speaker 2: More crime and justice news after this. In Chicago, an
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  Speaker 2: afternoon commute turned deadly when a transit worker was murdered
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  Speaker 2: during a fare dispute. 37-year-old Chavaz Campbell faces charges of
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  Speaker 2: first-degree murder, armed robbery, and being a felon in possession
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  Speaker 2: of a weapon after allegedly stabbing 41-year-old Chicago Transit Authority
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  Speaker 2: janitor Julian Mobley. The violence unfolded at the Damon Green
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  Speaker 2: line station just before 3 p.m. Thursday. Prosecutors say Campbell
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  Speaker 2: pushed through the entrance gate without paying, sparking an argument.
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  Speaker 2: Campbell allegedly sprayed Mobley in the face twice with mace
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  Speaker 2: before pulling a knife and stabbing the husband and father
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  Speaker 2: in the neck. Investigators say Campbell then robbed the dying
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  Speaker 2: transit worker before fleeing. Police arrested Campbell hours later. The
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  Speaker 2: Amalgamated Transit Union Local 308 hailed Mobley as a hero
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  Speaker 2: who died protecting a co-worker. The fatal stabbing has ignited
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  Speaker 2: outrage after authorities revealed Campbell was actively on electronic monitoring
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  Speaker 2: with at least four pending probation violations for curfew breaches.
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  Speaker 2: Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke and union officials
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  Speaker 2: demanded legislative reform to fix monitoring loopholes, while Mayor Brandon
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  Speaker 2: Johnson vowed to enhance transit safety. In Delaware, police arrested
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  Speaker 2: two teenagers after surveillance cameras captured masked individuals carrying what
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  Speaker 2: appeared to be assault rifles approaching homes in a late-night prank.
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  Speaker 2: The incident unfolded in the Mallard Point development of Newcastle
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  Speaker 2: late Friday when residents on Canvasback Drive reported a masked
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  Speaker 2: suspect carrying an apparent rifle knocking on doors before running away.
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  Speaker 2: Responding officers spotted four individuals fleeing, but a canine search
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  Speaker 2: failed to locate them that night. Surveillance images showed suspects
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  Speaker 2: in hockey masks and tactical vests holding what looked like rifles.
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  Speaker 2: On Sunday, Newcastle County Police arrested two juveniles ages 16
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  Speaker 2: and 17. A search warrant executed at one suspect's home
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  Speaker 2: recovered a tactical vest, a hockey-style mask, and a gel
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  Speaker 2: bead gun. Police confirmed no threats of violence were made.
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  Speaker 2: Both juveniles faced misdemeanor charges of harassment, criminal mischief, and
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  Speaker 2: trespassing violations. For more crime and justice news, be sure
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  Speaker 2: With this crime alert, I'm Sydney Silvani.