Eight hours of deadly terror that crossed state lines and spanned four different crime scenes finally came to an end when a man accused of murdering three people, including a teenage girl, was taken into police custody.
Police say the suspect, identified as 26-year-old Andre Gordon, forced his way into a home on Viewpoint Lane in Falls Township just before 9 a.m. Saturday.Two people were fatally shot inside: his 52-year-old stepmother, Karen Gordon, and 13-year-old sister, Kera Gordon. Three other people, including a minor, were inside the home and able to hide, according to officials.After fleeing in a stolen vehicle carjacked in Trenton earlier that morning, Gordon drove to a home on Edgewood Lane around 9 a.
Patrick’s Day Parade was also canceled as several local businesses in the area closed temporarily.The stolen vehicle was found unoccupied in Trenton a short time later as SWAT teams converged on a nearby home in their search for Gordon.Police believed Gordon barricaded himself inside a home near the 100 block of Miller Street. They received information that multiple people may have been taken hostage inside. Video showed people being evacuated from windows as authorities tried to detain him.
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