Erie Shooter Identified As Grandfather

A 45-year-old man killed eight people in an Erie, Pennsylvania, home on Friday before dying from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Police said seven victims were his relatives, while the eighth was a pregnant woman’s friend. The dead included two young children, the pregnant woman and her unborn baby. Authorities have described the gunman as a grandfather and family patriarch, but they have not publicly named him or the victims. Julius Windham, whose 1-year-old daughter was killed, said the man seemed cheerful and ordinary, but called that “a front.” Investigators have not disclosed a motive. The police chief said mental health could have played a role.