The 26-year-old man accused of a deadly spree that left three dead in the Levittown section of Falls Township is facing his first charges.
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Andre Gordon Jr. has been charged by New Jersey authorities following his arrest on Saturday. He faces charges in New Jersey for first-degree carjacking, second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, second-degree unlawful possession of an assault firearm, third-degree unlawful possession of a firearm without a serial number, third-degree receiving stolen property, fourth-degree unlawful possession of large-capacity ammunition magazines, and fourth-degree possession of hollow-point ammunition.
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin and New Jersey State Police, the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office, and the Trenton Police Department on Sunday morning announced the charges.
“The string of violent acts that took place yesterday, allegedly at the hands of a single armed individual, alarmed and terrorized communities in Bucks and Mercer counties. It is the latest in a horrific litany of illustrations of how illegal guns and assault rifles can empower one aggrieved and disturbed actor to do immense damage and leave a trail of tragedies in their wake,” said Platkin.
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The Bucks County District Attorney’s Office said they plan to charge Gordon for the crimes in Falls Township.
Gordon in Bucks County will be facing at least 32 charges, including murder of the first degree, murder of the second degree, burglary, aggravated assault, robbery of a vehicle, unlawful restraint, and reckless endangerment, according to court papers reviewed by this news organization.
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The violence began early Saturday morning when Gordon allegedly carjacked a vehicle in Trenton’s Donnelly Homes parking lot. Authorities say he then drove to Levittown, where he committed two separate shootings, before carjacking another vehicle and returning to Trenton. Gordon was apprehended on New York Avenue around 5 p.m. following an extensive operation.
The Bucks County District Attorney’s Office will have to begin extradition process to bring Gordon to Pennsylvania to face charges.
“We’ve been in constant contact with Bucks County authorities and will work expeditiously to ensure that Andre Gordon is returned to Pennsylvania to face his murder charges,” Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo Onofri said.
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The shooting victims were identified as Gordon’s stepmother, 52-year-old Karen Gordon, and his 13-year-old sister, Kera Gordon. They were killed in their home on Viewpoint Lane. At a home on Edgewood Lane, 25-year-old Taylor Daniel, the mother of his two children, was shot dead and her mother was beaten with the butt of Gordon’s AR-15-style gun.
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The crimes have shocked Bucks and Mercer counties and left residents in mourning.
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Gordon, who was recently homeless, has ties to both Levittown and Trenton. He graduated from Pennsbury High School.
As the investigation continues, Gordon was being held at the Mercer County Correction Center as of Sunday morning.
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