Eight dead, including two children, in a shooting in Pennsylvania

Eight people, including two children, were killed ina shooting in Erie , Pennsylvania, local authorities reported.

Officers found the man barricaded in a house.  "At this moment we can confirm that the suspect is dead. According to available information, there is no danger to the population," said Rick Lorah, Chief of the Erie Police Department.

Lorah has expressed his "dismay at one of the most difficult and heartbreaking moments" that local agents have ever faced eta inspectors. "The loss of life is devastating and this situation is very worrying," he said.