Police arrested Andre Gordon, 26, Saturday following a violent rampage through Falls Township that left three dead and one injured.
Crime continues to be an issue across Pennsylvania, and Pennsylvanians mirror America’s fear for their safety which is at a three-decade high. This weekend’s high-profile killing spree in Falls Township will not turn this trend around for the millions of families who reside in Bucks and the surrounding area.
Falls Township police responded to the call of a shooting on Viewpoint Lane in Falls Township just before 9 A.M. Saturday. When they arrived, they found two dead, Karen Gordon, the 52-year-old stepmother, and Kera Gordon, the 13-year-old sister of the alleged killer, Andre Gordon.
According to police, Gordon drove a stolen car to a home on Edgewood Lane where he forced his way inside and shot 25-year-old Taylor Daniel – the mother of his two children. Four others were hidden throughout the home, one of which was injured when Gordon assaulted them with his rifle.
After fleeing the Edgewood Lane crime scene, the suspect carjacked a 44-year-old male at gunpoint outside the Dollar General on Bristol Pike in Morrisville. Gordon traveled back to Trenton in the stolen gray Honda CRV.
The string of crimes caused the cancellation of the Bucks County St. Patrick’s Day parade and a shelter-in-place order for Falls Township that was lifted after authorities found the carjacked CRV unoccupied in Trenton and shifted their search for the suspect.
The saga ended when police in Trenton, New Jersey, after originally thinking Gordon was barricaded inside a home, apprehended the suspect on a street nearby.
“Apparently, before the perimeter was completed, the suspect was able to get out of the location unseen. However, our information was that he was still in there,” said New Jersey police director Steve Wilson.
Police believe that Gordon knew each of the victims and that these killings were premeditated. They also stated that Gordon is homeless but is believed to have ties to the house they thought he was barricaded in and found near.
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., who represents Pennsylvania’s 1st Congressional District, said his office was monitoring the situation and was active on X and Facebook to alert his constituents.
Senator Bob Casey, D-PA., who claims he is against the ‘defund the police’ movement but stands in solidarity with anti-police groups, was also active on X Saturday, sending prayers to the victims.
Authorities announced a multitude of charges against Gordon on Sunday: possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, unlawful possession of an assault firearm, unlawful possession of a firearm without a serial number, carjacking, receiving stolen property, unlawful possession of large-capacity ammunition magazines, and possession of hollow-point ammunition.
