Following a violent rampage in Pennsylvania that claimed the lives of three people, including his teenage sister, authorities in Trenton, New Jersey arrested a homeless man.
According to the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office, the event occurred on Saturday, March 16 at 8:52 a.m. Falls Township police responded to a gunshot at an apartment in Levittown, Pennsylvania. Andre Gordon, 26, allegedly carjacked someone in Trenton before driving to his Levittown home and murdering and shooting his 51-year-old stepmother, Karen Gordon, and his 13-year-old sister, Kera Gordon. Three people in the house escaped uninjured.
Minutes later, at 9:01 a.m., Gordon went to another home and fatally shot Taylor Daniel, the mother of his two children. During this event, four people were present, and Gordon allegedly assaulted one woman with the assault rifle he used in the shooting. Gordon injured her and transported her to a local hospital.
Falls Township Police Chief Nelson Whitney told NJ.com that Gordon allegedly used an “AR-15-style assault rifle” during the attacks.
At 9:15 a.m., Gordon allegedly carjacked another person at gunpoint after departing the scene. Three hours later, Falls Township Police removed the shelter-in-place order. Trenton discovered the stolen automobile at 11:38 a.m.
Police discovered Gordon locked in a Trenton residence, where he was holding hostages. A few hours later, police captured him approximately five blocks away from the residence. Gordon attempted to conceal his identity by cropping his hair before his arrest.
The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office charges Gordon with first-degree carjacking, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, unlawful possession of an assault firearm, among other offenses.
Gordon faces 32 charges in Pennsylvania, including three counts of first-degree murder, burglary, and aggravated assault. We plan to extradite him back to Pennsylvania.
Trenton and Falls Township are around seven miles apart.
