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NNEDV Responds to Mass Shootings on Second Weekend of Domestic Violence Awareness Month

October 16, 2026

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: NNEDV Communications Team (Communications@NNEDV.org)

Washington, DC – The National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) mourns more than a dozen people shot and killed by family members this past weekend.

In Pennsylvania, a man shot and killed his wife (Michelle Stone), his pregnant daughter (Angelina K. Stone) and her unborn fetus, his sons (Matthew Stone Jr. and Jonathan Stone), his sister-in-law and her friend (Lora Lee Roberts and Twila A. Tanner), and two young children whose names have not been released.

In Georgia, a man shot and killed four people believed to be his family members (Rachel Elizabeth Fabrizio, James Nicholas Fabrizio, Rosaida Figueroa Berrios, and William Christopher Fabrizio) before killing himself.

In California, a man shot and killed his wife (Ann Mannix) and daughter (Katie Mannix) before killing himself.

Also in California, a man shot and killed his two sons, whose names have not been released, before shooting himself.

Guns and domestic violence are a deadly combination:

  • When a male abuser has access to a firearm, the risk that he will choose to shoot and kill a female partner increases by 1,000%.
  • Research shows that nearly half of mass shootings include shooting an intimate partner or family member, and that firearms are the primary weapon used in 85% of all intimate partner homicide-suicides.
  • Estimates suggest that as many as 80% of pregnant or postpartum homicide victims are killed by people using firearms.
  • Among children who are shot and killed, 85% of those deaths occur at home, and nearly a third are connected to intimate partner or family violence.

“This past weekend, at least four different families were torn apart by someone’s choice to shoot and kill – and there are likely countless similar stories that did not even make the news,” said Tonia Moultry-Pace, NNEDV Interim President & CEO. “These victims deserved to be safe, healthy, and alive right now. We cannot, and will not, accept these senseless, tragic, and entirely preventable deaths as something normal in our country.”

NNEDV offers our deepest condolences to these victims’ friends, family members, and loved ones. We reaffirm our commitment to building a world where everyone can be safe in their homes and in every facet of their lives, including through:

  • Advocating for bipartisan, commonsense gun legislation to keep firearms out of abusers’ hands.
  • Ensuring that domestic violence shelters and programs are properly funded to support victims at the first sign of crisis, long before an abuser chooses to escalate to lethal violence.

If you are concerned about the safety of your own relationship, advocates are available to support you. Please reach out to the National Domestic Violence Hotline by phone (800-799-SAFE), TTY (1-800-787-3224), chat (TheHotline.org), or text (START to 88788).

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The National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) represents the 56 state and U.S. territorial coalitions against domestic violence. NNEDV is a social change organization working to create a social, political, and economic environment in which domestic violence no longer exists. NNEDV works to make domestic violence a national priority, change the way society responds to domestic violence, and strengthen domestic violence advocacy at every level.