At least three fatalities occurred following two shootings in Falls Township, Pennsylvania, on Saturday morning, and the suspect is now barricaded inside a home in New Jersey, initially with hostages, officials say.
Falls Township police responded to a shooting at Viewpoint Lane shortly before 9 a.m. Andre Gordon, 26, broke into the house and shot and killed three family members, including his 52-year-old stepmother, Karen Gordon, and his 13-year-old sister, Kera Gordon, Bucks County District Attorney Jennifer Schorn confirmed to NBC News. Multiple others, including a minor, were inside the home and hiding. The suspect then went to a home on Edgewood Lane in Levittown and shot and killed a 25-year-old woman with whom he shares two children.
The suspected gunman then allegedly carjacked a man outside a Dollar General on Bristol Pike in Morrisville and drove the stolen vehicle to New Jersey. He was found in the state at 11:38 a.m., and barricaded himself with hostages at a home in Trenton. New Jersey law enforcement officials told CNN the residents inside the home have been evacuated and are now safe. SWAT team members were on scene as of Saturday afternoon.
“The suspect is believed to be in a house on Phillips Ave in Trenton,” Trenton Police Detective Lt. Lisette Rios said. “The residents have been successfully evacuated with no injuries. At this time FBI resources are on standby while the ATF, NJSP, Mercer County Rapid Response Team and Mercer County Homicide Task Force are also on scene with the Trenton Police Department.”
Middletown Township police said the suspected gunman is believed to be currently homeless, with connections to both Bucks County and Trenton, though he primarily resides in the latter.
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Falls Township Police Chief Nelson Whitney said the suspect was armed with an “AR-15 style assault rifle” in the two shootings and may have other weapons, according to CNN.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
