Police Specialized squads have encircled a home where Andre Gordon, 26, is thought to have escaped – – and taken prisoners – – in Trenton, NJ, after a couple of shootings in Bucks Co. on Saturday morning left 3 individuals dead
A man has blockaded himself in a home in Trenton, New Jersey, subsequent to killing three individuals in Falls Municipality, Pennsylvania, Saturday morning, as per nearby authorities.
“We are exploring a binge killing that occurred in the municipality today,” Jeff Dence, director of the town’s leading group of bosses, told CNN. “It is homegrown related. Three individuals were killed at two unique homes.”
Police have distinguished the suspect as 26-year-old Andre Gordon.
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Falls Township Police say officers were called just before 9 a.m. to investigate a reported shooting on Viewpoint Lane in Levittown.
Gordon, who was driving a stolen vehicle, fatally shot his 52-year-old stepmother and his 13-year-old sister in their home, Bucks County District Attorney Jennifer Schorn said at a Saturday afternoon news conference. Three other people were in the home and successfully hid from Gordon during the attack, according to Schorn.
What we know so far
According to police, the violence began on Saturday morning when Gordon was believed to have shot and killed two people — his stepmother and sister — who lived in a home in Levittown.
How the incident unfolded early Saturday
Police in Falls Township, in Bucks County have issued a shelter in place warning on Saturday morning after reports that several people have been shot.
Falls Municipality Police said that they accept Gordon knew each of the casualties aside from the driver. He is “accepted to be at present destitute and has connections to the Trenton, New Jersey, region,” they included a proclamation.
New Jersey policing say individuals inside a home in Trenton where the supposed Pennsylvania murder suspect Andre Gordon had blockaded himself in are protected.
“The suspect is accepted to be in a house on Phillips Ave in Trenton,” Trenton Police Investigator Lt. Lisette Rios said. “The occupants have been effectively cleared without any wounds. As of now FBI assets are on backup while the ATF, NJSP, Mercer District Fast Reaction Group and Mercer Province Murder Team are additionally on scene with the Trenton Police Division.”
Police say Gordon is roughly 6’1″, with a meager form, and was last noticed wearing a dim hooded pullover.
“He is accepted to be in control of an attack rifle which he used to perpetrate these violations. It is accepted that Gordon might be in control of extra weapons,” the Falls Municipality Police explanation adds.
CNN has reached the FBI for data however presently can’t seem to hear back.
The Honda CRV that Gordon carjacked was tracked down in Trenton, New Jersey, around 11:38 a.m., Falls Municipality Police said.
Now that the suspect is in Trenton, Falls Municipality will lift its haven set up request, Dence said.
Pennsylvania State Police says they are helping with the examination.
Gov. Josh Shapiro said in a X post that he had been “advised on the creating episode” and encouraged individuals nearby to “cover set up and pay attention to policing.”
Falls Municipality is around 28 miles upper east of Philadelphia. The town is near the New Jersey-Pennsylvania line.