A homeless man from Fallsington, Pennsylvania, who allegedly killed three people in his home state and fled across the state line to New Jersey, now faces felony charges in both states, including murder and gun-related offenses. There is.
Andre Gordon Jr., 26, is accused of fatally shooting his 52-year-old stepmother, Karen Gordon, and his 13-year-old sister, Kela Gordon, inside a Falls Township home Saturday morning. Three other people were inside the home at the time of the shooting, but were able to hide from the suspect.
He then allegedly went to another home in the area and shot and killed Taylor Daniel, 25, a mother of two. Four other people inside the home survived.
Bucks County District Attorney Jennifer Shawn said one of the survivors, Danielle’s mother, suffered gunshot wounds and is expected to survive.
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Andre Gordon, 26, is the suspect in a shooting that left three people dead in Falls Township, Pennsylvania. Police believe the man was driving a stolen vehicle. (Falls Township Police Department)
At approximately 8:50 a.m., Falls Township Police Department officers responded to a report of a shooting on Viewpoint Lane in Levittown, Pennsylvania. When investigators arrived, they learned Gordon was suspected of shooting his stepmother and sister, who lived at his residence.
Shortly after 9 a.m., Gordon allegedly went to a second location on Edgewood Lane, where he shot and killed Taylor before fleeing the scene.
Almost 12 minutes later, the suspect is accused of carjacking the victim at gunpoint in the parking lot of a Dollar General on Bristol Pike in Morrisville, Pennsylvania.
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Police said the vehicle Gordon stole, a 2016 dark gray Honda CRV with Pennsylvania license plates, was found unoccupied on Miller Street in Trenton, New Jersey, around 11:40 a.m.
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said in a press release that Gordon is suspected of carjacking a car in Trenton before going to Falls Township and carrying out the shooting.
When Platkin returned to Trenton, he entered a residence on Phillips Street and was arrested on New York Street around 5 p.m., according to Platkin’s release.
FBI agents were on standby, and ATF, NJSP, Mercer County Rapid Response Team, and Mercer County Homicide Task Force assisted the Trenton Police Department in arresting Gordon.
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On March 16, police responded along Viewpoint Lane in Falls Township. Saturday’s shooting incident caused events in the Levittown area to be canceled and businesses to be closed.
“Yesterday’s series of acts of violence, attributed to a single armed individual, alarmed and frightened communities in Bucks and Mercer counties,” Platkin said in a statement. “This shows how illegal guns and assault rifles can empower one distressed and disturbed actor, cause untold damage, and leave a trail of tragedy in their wake. The latest in a series of terrifying illustrations.”
Pennsylvania authorities charged Gordon with three counts each of first-degree murder and second-degree murder. Two counts of robbery and bodily injury at a lodging facility. Two counts of aggravated assault. car robbery. Unlawful restraint of minors or parents. Fire a firearm into an occupied structure. theft; unlawful restraint; Possession of criminal tools. Make a terrorist threat. simple assault. Eight charges of recklessly endangering another person.
He faces numerous other charges in New Jersey, including first-degree carjacking. second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose; second-degree unlawful possession of an assault firearm. third-degree unlawful possession of a firearm without a serial number; receiving stolen property in the third degree; Fourth-degree unlawful possession of a large-capacity ammunition magazine. 4th degree possession of hollow point ammunition.
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Map showing the location of Falls Township, Pennsylvania. (Fox News)
“Yesterday’s events were a profound tragedy and a shock that instilled fear in many residents of our two states,” said J. Stephen Felketic, director of the New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice. “Thankfully, the incident ended with the arrest of the suspect without any further shots fired. We are working closely with our partners in Bucks County to ensure the defendant answers for criminal charges in both Trenton County and Falls Township.” That’s what I’m going to do.”
Gordon is currently being held at the Mercer County Correctional Center.
Bucks County’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade has been canceled due to the curfew, and several local businesses have temporarily closed, FOX 29 Philadelphia reports.
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Falls Township is located approximately 45 miles Northeast of Philadelphia.
Fox News Digital’s Chris Pandolfo and Brie Stimson contributed to this report.
