Incident

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6-29-2021 Pennsylvania Erie 2-1

Location

June 29, 2021

9656 Sampson Rd
Erie, Pennsylvania

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Madison Zimmer
Age: 13
Age Group: Teen 12-17
Gender: Female
Status: Killed

Type: Victim
Name: Zachary Zimmer
Age: 10
Age Group: Child 0-11
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Relationship: Family
Name: Richard Zimmer
Age: 45
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Suicide^
Murder/Suicide
Child Involved Incident
Child killed (not child shooter)
Domestic Violence

Notes

Skipped custody hearing, shot two children, set house on fire and killed himself. ALT ID: Richard Zimmerman, 48

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Shotgun

Sources

URL: https://www.erienewsnow.com/story/44209127/father-accused-of-killing-children-setting-house-on-fire-then-killing-himself

URL: https://www.yourerie.com/news/breaking-news/pennsylvania-state-police-provide-update-on-the-scene-of-lake-pleasant-and-sampson-road-case-ruled-as-murder-suicide-arson/

URL: https://www.yourerie.com/news/local-news/father-in-greene-township-fatally-shoots-two-children-before-setting-multiple-fires-and-turning-shotgun-on-himself/

URL: https://www.erienewsnow.com/story/44221214/community-comes-together-after-sister-sets-up-go-fundme-page-for-kids-killed-by-father-on-sampson-road

URL: https://www.goerie.com/story/news/crime/2021/07/01/erie-shootings-one-dead-others-wounded-several-incidents/7823546002/

District

Congressional District: 16
State Senate District: 49
State House District: 4