A gunman who killed three people in Pennsylvania and then barricaded himself at a home in Trenton, New Jersey, has been captured.
Trenton Police said that Andre Gordon, 26, surrendered peacefully at about 5:30 p.m. at a completely different location from where he had supposedly been barricaded for hours, WPVI reported.
Investigators say Gordon shot and killed his stepmother, 13-year-old sister, and and the mother of his two children at two separate locations in Falls Township, Pennsylvania, Saturday morning, then carjacked a Honda CRV and fled to Trenton. Trenton police said he initially had hostages in the home, but they were able to evacuate them safely.
It’s not clear when or how Gordon got away from the home.
Police had previously located the carjacked Honda just a few blocks from where Gordon was reportedly barricaded.
Bucks County District Attorney Jennifer Schorn said police were called to an address in Levittown just before 9 a.m. on Saturday for a shooting and found Gordon’s 52-year-old stepmother, Karen Gordon, and his 13-year-old sister, Kera Gordon dead. Three other people were at the home, including another teenager, at the time but hid as Gordon searched for them, Schorn said.
Minutes later, police were called to another address where Gordon had allegedly shot and killed 25-year-old Taylor Daniel, with whom he had two children. He also allegedly blugdeoned Daniel’s mother with his assault rifle and fled.
Just before 9:15, Gordon carjacked a Honda CRV at gunpoint in Morrisville. The driver was not hurt, but Gordon made off in the vehicle, which was later found in Trenton, near the home where he is believed to be barricaded. He had been driving a stolen car prior to carjacking the Honda, police said.
Police said Gordon may have access to other weapons in addition to the rifle he used in the murders.
Police in nearby Middletown Township said the unnamed suspect has ties in both Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and Trenton, where he stays “primarily,” the AP said.
A shelter in place order was issued in the area, but it was later lifted. Officials closed the popular Sesame Place theme park in Langhorne.
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[Featured image: Andre Gordon/police handout]
