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The gunman accused of fatally shooting three family members, including a 13-year-old girl, in Pennsylvania before fleeing to New Jersey is barricaded inside a home in Trenton with hostages, officials said.
The suspected shooter, Andre Gordon, 26, allegedly shot and killed the victims at two locations in Levittown, Pennsylvania. Police said he then carjacked a driver at gunpoint and fled to New Jersey where he was “tracked to his home” in Trenton.
SWAT team members from the Trenton Police Department were on scene, authorities in Pennsylvania said.
Trenton police did not immediately return a request for comment.
The incident began around 8:52 a.m. when officers were dispatched to a residence on Viewpoint Lane in Levittown following a report of a shooting, Falls Township, Pennsylvania, police said in a news release.
Jennifer Schorn, the district attorney in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, said Gordon, driving a stolen vehicle from Trenton, forced his way into the home and killed his 52-year-old stepmother and 13-year-old sister.
Three other people inside the home, including a minor, “were able to hide and avoid being shot by Gordon as he went through the house searching for them,” she said at a Saturday afternoon news conference.
Following that incident, Gordon went to a residence on Edgewood Lane in Levittown where he shot and killed a 25-year-old woman with whom he shares two children, Schorn said.
Four other people were inside the home, including one person who was injured after Gordon “bludgeoned” her with an assault rifle, Schorn said. The woman was taken to the hospital for her injuries and is expected to recover.
At around 9:13 a.m., he allegedly carjacked a 44-year-old man at gunpoint in the parking lot of a Dollar General store in Morrisville. The driver was not injured, authorities said.
The shooter fled the area in a 2016 gray Honda CRV with a Pennsylvania license plate and a “Namaste” sticker in white letters on the right bumper, according to authorities.
The vehicle was located unoccupied in Trenton around 11:38 a.m., the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office said.
At about 12:22 p.m., the district attorney’s office said it received information that Gordon had barricaded himself with hostages inside a home in Trenton.
“We are referring all information regarding that aspect of this investigation to the Trenton City Police Department,” the district attorney’s office said.
Police in Pennsylvania had said earlier that Gordon was homeless with connections to Trenton. They said he was in possession of an assault rifle, which he allegedly used in the shootings. Police said he could have additional weapons and cautioned that he was “extremely dangerous.”
The shootings led to a shelter-in-place in Falls Township. Police had told residents to lock their doors and move to a secure location away from windows. The shelter-in-place order was lifted Saturday afternoon.
A Bucks County St. Patrick’s Day parade scheduled for Saturday morning was canceled, and the Pennsbury School District postponed activities.
In nearby Middletown Township, residents were told not to travel to Falls Township. Middletown Township police later said they “received information that we are all clear.”
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick said he is in touch with law enforcement.
Gov. Josh Shapiro said he was briefed on the incident and asked the state police to assist local law enforcement.
Levittown is in the Philadelphia metropolitan area, about 26 miles from the city.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
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