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    Homeless shooting suspect who killed 3 family members — including 13-year-old sister — in Pa. taken into custody after SWAT standoff in NJ: report

    By Olivia Land,

    2024-03-16

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    A homeless man who shot and killed three relatives — including his 13-year-old sister — and carjacked a bystander in Pennsylvania Saturday morning was taken into custody after barricading himself inside a home in a nearby New Jersey town, officials said.

    Andre Gordon, 26, allegedly drove a stolen vehicle from Trenton to Falls Township in Bucks County, Pa., where he broke into a home sometime after 8 a.m., Jen Schorn with the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office said.

    Gordon then reportedly shot and killed his stepmother, 52-year-old Karen Gordon, and his 13-year-old sister, Kera Gordon, Schorn said.

    Three other relatives — including another minor — managed to hide while Gordon stormed through the house looking for them, she added.

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    SWAT teams surrounded a Trenton home Saturday afternoon after a deadly shooting in Pennsylvania put a town on lockdown. AP
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    Officers removed people from the home in Trenton, New Jersey. AFP via Getty Images
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    Authorities safely removed individuals from a home where the suspect was believed to be barricaded. AFP via Getty Images

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    The residents of the home were successfully evacuated without injuries. AP

    He was allegedly armed with an AR-15-style assault rifle, Falls Township Police Chief Nelson Whitney added.

    Gordon then allegedly broke into a second home, where he shot and killed 25-year-old Taylor Daniel, with whom he shares two children, officials said.

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    Andre Gordon, 26, is believed to be armed with an assault rifle and driving a stolen dark gray Honda CRV he carjacked FOX29 Philly

    Four other people were in the second residence when Gordon broke in, they added.

    Daniel’s mother, who has not been named publicly, was hospitalized for injuries she sustained when Gordon supposedly bludgeoned her with his weapon.

    Gordon then carjacked an unrelated individual in a Dollar General parking lot, authorities said.

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    Gordon allegedly shot and killed two people at or near a residence in the Levittown area of Falls Township, Pa., JennLeeTV/FOX29 Philly

    That individual was not injured, police said.

    He left the scene in a stolen 2016 dark gray Honda CRV with a Pennsylvania license plate KFR 1534 and a “Namaste” sticker on the right rear bumper.

    That vehicle was found in Trenton at 11:38 a.m., Schorn said.

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    A police officer patrols a neighborhood during an active shooter situation in Levittown, a community within Falls Township, Pennsylvania AFP via Getty Images

    Gordon — who is currently homeless — barricaded himself inside a residence in Trenton, authorities confirmed.

    He is believed to have family ties with that residence, Schorn told reporters.

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    The hostages were evacuated from the second floor of the home without injuries, the Trenton Police Department confirmed to The Post.

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    Gordon was last seen driving a 2016 dark gray Honda CRV with a Pennsylvania license plate KFR 1534 and a “Namaste” sticker on the right rear bumper. FOX29 Philly

    One of the hostages was a child, according to reports.

    Heart-stopping footage showed the SWAT officers evacuating the individuals through a window using tall ladders.

    It is unclear if Gordon was still armed during the standoff, which ended when he was taken into custody around 5 p.m., Fox29 reported .

    Officials said there is no known motive for his deadly spree, the outlet added.

    Prior to Saturday’s rampage, authorities had “minor” contacts with Gordon, but “nothing that would indicate this,” Whitney said.

    The initial reports of a shooting in Falls Township put the town in lockdown.

    The shelter-in-place resulted in the Bucks County St. Patrick’s Day parade being canceled, local news said.

    The warning was lifted by 12:25 p.m.

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    Trish Flynn
    03-25
    Why didn’t they just end his miserable life? That would have been the best for everyone. Just give him that ride to hell where he belongs.
    Stacey White
    03-17
    RIP to the families 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
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