Erie Perry Street shooting

True crime · Heat 1.0 / 10 · 2 shows · 19m airtime

On October 9, 2026, Erie, Pennsylvania police responded to a ShotSpotter alert at a Perry Street home and found eight people shot dead, including two young children and a pregnant woman, plus the suspected gunman dead of a self-inflicted wound. Two women who came to help were shot outside. The Erie County Coroner ruled the unborn baby's death a homicide and said no autopsies would be performed. Investigators plan to examine the phones of the two women who came to the house. Recordings captured muffled gunfire inside before the women arrived, and officers found the two young children on the first floor, four victims in the stairwell and the shooter on the second floor. No motive has been confirmed.

How 2 podcasts covered it

1. Crime Weekly, 2026-10-14 (5:30 to 11:43)
   Reports the coroner's homicide ruling on the baby
   First pass on the Erie shooting: the ShotSpotter alert, the two women lured outside and shot, the victims' identities, the coroner's homicide ruling on the unborn baby, and the city's denial of a standoff. Motive stays open.
   New angle: The Erie County Coroner ruled the unborn baby's death a homicide and said no autopsies would be performed.
2. Crime Weekly, 2026-10-14 (14:12 to 23:07)
   Adds the phone exam plan and motive questions
   Works the motive question and the coroner's no-autopsy call, then adds a next step: investigators plan to examine the phones of the two women who came to the house and to speak with relatives. The rest is reaction and gun-reform argument.
   New angle: Investigators plan to examine the phones of the two women who came to the house.
3. Crime Stories with Nancy Grace, 2026-10-15 (0:00 to 2:12)
   Adds recordings of gunfire before the women arrived
   Hourly crime alert recapping the Perry Street massacre with the family's names and the tactical entry sequence. It adds one detail not on the record: audio and video recordings captured muffled gunfire inside the home before the two women arrived and pounded on the door.
   New angle: Audio and video recordings captured muffled gunfire inside the home before the two women arrived.
4. Crime Stories with Nancy Grace, 2026-10-15 (2:12 to 3:52)
   Walks through the police account of the scene
   Walks through the police account of the scene: officers arrived within minutes of the ShotSpotter alert, found the two young children on the first floor, four victims in the stairwell and the shooter dead on the second floor, and used a drone and robot before tactical units entered. Chief Laura declines to confirm a motive but raises mental health; the…
   New angle: Officers found the two young children on the first floor, four victims in the stairwell and the shooter on the second floor.