An “extremely dangerous” suspect accused of killing three people in a Philadelphia suburb in apparently targeted shootings is barricaded with hostages at a residence in New Jersey, police said.
The suspect — identified as 26-year-old Andre Gordon — was reported barricaded inside a residence in Trenton at 12:22 p.m. local time, hours after the shootings unfolded at two separate locations in Falls Township, Pennsylvania, police said.
In this screen grab from a video, police respond to a reported hostage situation in Trenton, N.J., on March 16, 2024.
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A 2016 dark gray Honda CRV that Gordon allegedly stole at gunpoint following the shootings was recovered unoccupied in Trenton at approximately 11:38 a.m., according to Falls Township police.
The shootings occurred in Levittown, a community within Falls Township, police said.
The Falls Township Police Department released this photo of Andre Gordon.
Falls Township Police Department
Falls Township officers were dispatched to a residence on Viewpoint Lane at approximately 8:52 a.m., where two people had been fatally shot, police said. A third person was shot and killed at a location on Edgewood Lane at approximately 9:01 a.m., police said.
It is believed that Gordon knew all three victims, police said.
A police car is parked on Viewpoint Lane at the scene of a shooting in Falls Township, PA, on March 16, 2024.
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Gordon allegedly committed the carjacking at approximately 9:13 a.m. in the parking lot of a Dollar General in Morrisville, police said. The operator of the vehicle was unharmed.
Police said Andre Gordon was last seen driving a 2016 dark gray Honda CRV with Pennsylvania registration KFR 1534, seen in a photo released by the Falls Township Police Department.
Falls Township Police Department
Police said Gordon is believed to be armed with an assault rifle used in the shootings and additional weapons.
The suspect is believed to be unhoused and has ties to the Trenton area, police said.
Police in Falls Township had issued a shelter-in-place warning amid the search for the suspect that has since been lifted.
A shelter-in-place advisement in Middletown Township, about 8 miles west of Falls Township, has similarly been lifted.
The Bucks County St. Patrick’s Day parade scheduled for Saturday morning was canceled due to police activity, according to Pennsylvania State Sen. Steve Santarsiero.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
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