A gunman killed 8 people and himself at a home in Erie, Pennsylvania on October 10, 2026.
Matthew Stone Sr., 45, shot and killed eight people, including two children, a pregnant woman, and six relatives, at a home in Erie, Pennsylvania on the evening of October 10, 2026, before dying of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Erie Police Chief Rick Lorah confirmed all deaths occurred before officers arrived on scene. Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro offered the state's full support to Erie Mayor Daria Devlin.
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Divergence score
15 outlets covered it, splitting into 15 framing camps across 4 bias groups.
15 camps
4 bias groups
The spectrum · how 15 outlets placed this story
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Daily Wire
Deutsche Welle
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Washington Examiner
CNN
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AP News
Jerusalem Post
Reuters
South China Morning Post
Washington Times
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The Hill
NY Post
Supportive of action
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International angle
Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
Furthest apart on this story
CNN
2 children, pregnant woman among family killed in shooting at Erie, Pennsylvania residence, police say
Victim-profile-led breaking news · negative
Breitbart
Numerous Dead, Including Man Who Opened Fire with Handgun Inside PA Home
Weapon-specific framing, minimal victim detail · neutral
First to report
- CNNfirst
- Breitbart+5.0 h
- Daily Wire+5.4 h
- The Hill+7.4 h
- Washington Examiner+7.8 h
- Washington Times+7.8 h
- AP News+7.8 h
- Al Jazeera+8.7 h
- Newsmax+8.9 h
- Reuters+11.0 h
- South China Morning Post+12.4 h
- Jerusalem Post+14.4 h
By each outlet's earliest publish time in this story. Feeds that index slowly can appear later than they printed.
Headlines that changed · the same article, re-listed with a new headline
AP News · 2026-10-10 19:32 UTC
8 dead after shooting in Erie, Pennsylvania, governor says. Shooter also dead - AP News
Jerusalem Post · 2026-10-10 22:38 UTC
Nine killed in Pennsylvania mass shooting, motive yet to be established
AP News · 2026-10-10 22:38 UTC
Police in Erie, Pennsylvania, say 9 people died in connection with a shooting, including the suspect - AP News
Reuters · 2026-10-10 23:25 UTC
Nine dead in Erie, Pennsylvania, mass shooting - Reuters
The Hill · 2026-10-11 00:13 UTC
9 people dead in Erie, Pennsylvania mass shooting
The split, in one line
Most outlets led with the death toll and victims; Breitbart emphasized the handgun used while Al Jazeera and DW framed the event within US gun violence politics; wire services focused narrowly on confirmed facts with minimal detail.
How each outlet covered it
Broad agreement on what happened
Outlets across the spectrum land in roughly the same place: the shared language is highlighted.
THE LEFT
“2 children, pregnant woman among family killed in shooting at Erie, Pennsylvania residence, police say”CNN CNN LEFT
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THE RIGHT
“8 dead after shooting in Erie, Pennsylvania, governor says. Shooter also dead”WT Washington Times RIGHT
DOWN THE MIDDLE
“Authorities name the gunman and most of the 8 victims in last week's Erie mass shooting” · PBS NewsHour, Deutsche Welle, Al Jazeera, AP News, Jerusalem Post, Reuters, South China Morning Post, The Hill
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CENTER4
PBSPBS NewsHour Authorities name the gunman and most of the 8 victims in last week's Erie mass shooting 2d ago APAP News Shooting leaves 9 dead including suspect in Erie, Pennsylvania, police say 4d ago RReuters Erie, Pennsylvania shooter killed 8 people, then himself, police say 4d ago HThe Hill 9 people dead in Erie mass shooting 4d ago RIGHT6
DWDaily Wire Nine Dead, Including Two Children, In Pennsylvania Mass Shooting 4d ago WEWashington Examiner Erie shooting leaves nine dead, governor says 4d ago BBreitbart Numerous Dead, Including Man Who Opened Fire with Handgun Inside PA Home 4d ago WTWashington Times 8 dead after shooting in Erie, Pennsylvania, governor says. Shooter also dead 4d ago NMNewsmax 9 Killed in Erie, Pa., Shooting; Gunman Dead 4d ago NYPNY Post Pregnant Pennsylvania mom was days away from giving birth before she was among 8 killed in gunman's shooting rampage 4d ago INTERNATIONAL4
DWDeutsche Welle Shooter kills 8 people and himself in Pennsylvania — police 4d ago AJAl Jazeera Nine killed in shooting in US state of Pennsylvania, including two children 4d ago JPJerusalem Post Pregnant woman, two children among eight victims killed in Pennsylvania mass shooting 4d ago SCSouth China Morning Post 9 dead, including children and pregnant woman, in shooting in Erie, Pennsylvania 4d ago 7 tracked claims across 15 outlets
Fact ledger
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Police Chief Rick Lorah suggested mental health could have been a factor in the shooting.
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