伊利市祖父枪杀 9 人后自尽 两名女子为救亲人冲进枪口殉难
宾夕法尼亚州伊利市一户住宅 10 月 9 日（周五）晚发生骇人听闻的谋杀自杀案：45 岁的祖父开枪打死 9 人——包括两名儿童和一名孕妇——随后饮弹自尽。警方负责人洛拉表示，调查仍在进行中，暂不讨论作案动机，但心理健康可能是诱因之一。
10 月 12 日，两名遇难者的身份经网络筹款页面披露：37 岁的劳拉·罗伯茨和 51 岁的特薇拉·坦纳。两人是好友，案发当晚一起冲进正在发生枪击的住宅，试图营救罗伯茨的侄女，结果双双中弹身亡。据信她们是枪手自杀前最后杀害的两人。罗伯茨是五个孩子的母亲，与未婚夫订婚 14 年；坦纳则"勇敢地帮助朋友保护家人免受暴力侵害"，身后留下子女和孙辈。
伊利市市长达里亚·德夫林 10 月 10 日在新闻发布会上向遇难者家属致哀："发生的事骇人听闻，整个社区与你们一同悲痛。"警方表示将约谈亲属并检查在屋外遇害女性的手机，以查明案发前屋内的情况。
Erie Grandfather Kills 9 Then Himself; Two Women Died Rushing In to Save Relatives
A horrific murder-suicide unfolded at a home in Erie, Pennsylvania, on the night of Friday, October 9: a 45-year-old grandfather shot and killed nine people — including two children and a pregnant woman — before turning the gun on himself. Police Chief Lora said the investigation continues and the motive will not be discussed yet, though mental health may have been a factor.
On October 12, fundraising pages identified two of the victims: 37-year-old Laura Roberts and 51-year-old Twila Tanner. The two friends rushed into the home while the shooting was underway, trying to rescue Roberts's niece, and were both fatally shot — believed to be the last two people killed before the gunman took his own life. Roberts was a mother of five, engaged to her fiancé for 14 years; Tanner "bravely helped her friend protect her family from violence" and is survived by children and grandchildren.
Erie Mayor Daria Devlin offered condolences to the victims' families at a news conference on October 10: "What happened is horrifying, and the entire community grieves with you." Police said they will interview relatives and examine the phone of a woman killed outside the home to determine what happened inside before the shooting.
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