First-degree murder charges were filed on Sunday, March 17, 2024, against the man who went on a murderous rampage Saturday in Falls Township, killing three people, including his 13-year-old sister.

Andre D. Gordon Jr., who is currently homeless, was arrested hours after the killings in Trenton, New Jersey.

Gordon is being charged with three counts each of murder of the first degree and murder of the second degree, and numerous counts of burglary, aggravated assault, robbery of a motor vehicle, robbery, unlawful restraint, discharging a firearm into an occupied structure, theft by unlawful taking, possession of an instrument of crime, terroristic threats, simple assault, and recklessly endangering another person.

He remains in custody in New Jersey pending extradition to Pennsylvania.

We would like to thank all the courageous law enforcement officers who helped bring this senseless violence to an end with the apprehension of Andre Gordon Jr. We also want to offer our condolences to all the victims, their families and everyone affected by this unimaginable tragedy.

The investigation began at 8:52 a.m. on Saturday, March 16, 2024, when Falls Township Police were dispatched to the unit block of Viewpoint Lane, Levittown, to investigate the report of a shooting. 

The investigation determined that Gordon, driving a stolen vehicle, which was carjacked in Trenton, New Jersey, earlier in the morning, forcibly broke into the residence after which he shot and killed his 52-year-old stepmother, Karen Gordon, and his 13-year-old sister, Kera Gordon, who live at that residence. There were three other residents, including a minor child, inside the house.  

Following the shooting, at approximately 9:01 a.m., Gordon drove to the unit block of Edgewood Lane, Levittown, where he forcibly broke into a residence after which he shot and killed 25-year-old Taylor Daniel, with whom he had two children.  Following the shooting he fled the scene.  At the time of the shooting, there were four other individuals present inside, one of which was injured after being bludgeoned by Gordon with the assault rifle.  She was transported to Jefferson Hospital, Torresdale Campus, for injuries.  

At approximately 9:13 a.m., Gordon committed a carjacking at gunpoint of a 44-year-old male Morrisville resident, in the parking lot of the Dollar General, Bristol Pike, Morrisville, the operator of the vehicle did not suffer any injuries as a result.  

Police issued a shelter-in-place order, which lasted three hours until Gordon was tracked to New Jersey.

At approximately 11:38 a.m., the Honda CRV was located, unoccupied, in the 100 block of Miller Street, Trenton, New Jersey.  At approximately 12:22 p.m., police received information that Gordon was barricaded, with hostages, inside a residence, in the 100 block of Phillips Street, Trenton, New Jersey.

Gordon was taken into custody at 5 p.m., about five blocks away from the home. Gordon had altered his appearance, in an attempt to conceal his identity, by cutting his hair prior to his apprehension.

This case was investigated by Detectives with the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office and the Falls Township Police Department, with assistance from the Bristol Township Police Department, Pennsylvania State Police, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Trenton Police Department, Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office, New Jersey State Police and the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.

This case is assigned for prosecution to District Attorney Jennifer Schorn and First Assistant District Attorney Ed Louka.

Media Contact: Manuel Gamiz Jr., 215.348.6298, mgamiz@buckscount.org

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