9 useless in Pennsylvania taking pictures, Erie officers say

Nine individuals are useless after a taking pictures in Erie, Pennsylvania, on Friday night time, metropolis officers stated.

The shooter is deceased and there’s no ongoing menace to the general public, metropolis officers announced. Officials didn’t specify whether or not the shooter was included within the demise toll.

Investigators decided that each one 9 deaths occurred earlier than officers arrived on the scene, officers stated Saturday. Officers arrived inside minutes of receiving a ShotSpotter alert and no extra pictures had been fired after they reached the scene, in accordance with town.

Gov. Josh Shapiro stated he had spoken with Erie Mayor Daria Devlin and supplied his administration’s “full help.”

“My coronary heart breaks for this household,” he wrote on X. “Lori and I are praying for his or her family members and the complete Erie group.”

Officers initially had restricted info upon arrival, together with “whether or not the person remained inside or posed an ongoing menace.”

Officials stated they would offer extra particulars at a 4 p.m. information convention Saturday.

Erie is about 128 miles north of Pittsburgh.