Male, 45, fatally shoots 7 of his relatives, 1 family friend in home, police say; 1 victim was 8 months pregnant

A 45-year-old male fatally shot seven of his relatives and one family friend in an Erie, Pennsylvania, home, on Friday, police told the Associated Press.

The gunman took his own life, the AP said, adding that authorities have not released his name. One of the victims was eight months pregnant, police said in a news conference video.

‘They were a lovely family. Who would have thought this would ever happen?’

Erie Police Chief Rick Lorah said the gunman was related to seven of the victims, while the eighth victim was a friend of the pregnant woman, the outlet added. Police have not made the names of the victims public, the AP noted.

A man whose 1-year-old daughter Amarianna was among the shooting victims told the outlet Sunday that the