U.S.SPECIAL REPORT

Father mourns daughter after Erie mass shooting

The shooting in Erie, Pennsylvania, has left a community grieving and asking urgent questions about gun violence and public safety.

On air: Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger on BBN Newsroom
Published 2:39 PM ET, Monday, October 12, 2026

At a glance

First reported by WGAL: “‘I wouldn’t even put this on my worst enemy’: Father mourns daughter after Erie mass shooting”.
Covered on BBN on Monday, October 12, 2026, at 2:39 PM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger.
Topics: Erie.
BBN covered this story before: Eight killed in shooting at family home in Erie, Pennsylvania (October 12).

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WGAL‘I wouldn’t even put this on my worst enemy’: Father mourns daughter after Erie mass shooting

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA father in Erie, Pennsylvania, is mourning his daughter after a mass shooting, and he told WGAL he would not wish this on his worst enemy.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe report centers on a community in grief.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe details we have come from the father's account, and we are not going to add to them.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorWhat it means for people there is simple and heavy: families are burying loved ones, and neighbors are asking what could have kept this from happening.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe questions are the familiar ones, about gun violence and public safety.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWhat officials do next is what to watch, and we will report it as it comes.