Pennsylvania shooter who killed eight was a grandfather, says slain child’s dad
Father of toddler killed in Erie mass shooting says reported gunman never seemed distressed or out of the ordinary The man who killed eight people, before…
The Guardian reports: Father of toddler killed in Erie mass shooting says reported gunman never seemed distressed or out of the ordinary The man who killed eight people, before turning the gun on himself, in a mass shooting in a home in Erie, Pennsylvania, on Friday was a grandfather who had not shown signs that he was capable of such violence, according to people who knew the shooter.
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