According to authorities, a man believed to have killed three people in Bucks County and caused a shelter-in-place order was arrested in Trenton after a lengthy standoff.
Bucks County District Attorney’s Office reported that Andre Gordon, 26, shot and killed his sister, stepmother, and the mother of his children on Saturday morning in Falls Township. This led to a manhunt and a shelter-in-place order in the area.
View pictures of the day’s occurrences below.
Police surrounded a home in Trenton, N.J., on Saturday, March 16, 2024. A suspect barricaded himself in the home and held hostages after fatally shooting three people in suburban Philadelphia. (Matt Rourke/AP)
A resident was evacuated from a home in Trenton, N.J., on Saturday, March 16, 2024. A suspect barricaded himself in the home after allegedly shooting three people to death in suburban Philadelphia on Saturday, authorities said. The Trenton Police Department stated that the suspect is believed to be hiding in the house, and the residents were successfully evacuated with no injuries. (Matt Rourke/AP)
Law enforcement officers entered an empty apartment in Trenton, N.J., on Saturday, March 16, 2024. A man suspected of killing several people in their Philadelphia-area homes was arrested following a major police response, authorities said. (Matt Rourke/AP)
Police officers from the Falls Township Police Department cordoned off and examined the scene of a shooting in the Vermillion Hills neighborhood on March 16, 2024, in the Levittown section of the township. Andre Gordon shot and killed three people before fleeing to Trenton, according to the police. (Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images)
Police officers from the Falls Township Police Department cordoned off and examined the scene of a shooting in the Vermillion Hills neighborhood on March 16, 2024, in the Levittown section of the township. Andre Gordon shot and killed three people before fleeing to Trenton, according to the police. (Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images)
Police patrolled a neighborhood after a shooting on Saturday, March 16, 2024, in Falls Township in Bucks County. Multiple people were shot at two locations in the township, prompting authorities to warn residents to stay in their homes and leading to the cancellation of the Bucks County St. Patrick’s Day Parade. (Michael Catalini/AP)
Police patrolled a neighborhood after a shooting on Saturday, March 16, 2024, in Falls Township, Pa. Several people were shot after gunfire broke out in a suburban Philadelphia township, leading authorities to warn residents to stay in their homes and force the cancellation of a St. Patrick’s Day parade and a children’s theme park. (AP Photo/Michael Catalini)
An armed law enforcement officer stood ready on Martin Luther King Boulevard in Trenton on Saturday, March 16, 2024. Andre Gordon Jr., the suspect in two shootings in Bucks County that left 3 people dead, was barricaded inside a home with hostages, authorities said. (L.A. Parker/The Trentonian)
Steve Wilson, police director for Trenton, spoke on Saturday, March 16, 2024. A man believed to have killed several people in their Philadelphia-area homes was later arrested after a major police response and a lengthy standoff, according to authorities. (Matt Rourke/AP)
Steve Wilson, who is the police director for Trenton, speaks on Saturday, March 16, 2024. A man who was believed to have killed several people in their homes in the Philadelphia area was arrested later following a large police response and a lengthy standoff, according to authorities. (Matt Rourke/AP)
Bucks County District Attorney Jennifer Schorn and Falls Township Police Chief Nelson Whitney provide information about the deadly shooting of three people in the Levittown section of the township on Saturday, March 16, 2024. Schorn stated that Andre Gordon fatally shot his stepmother, sister and the mother of his two children at two different locations before fleeing to Trenton. (Mike Catalini/AP)
On Saturday, March 16, 2024, police vehicles were present on Phillips Avenue near Dexter Street in Trenton. Andre Gordon Jr., the suspect in two shootings in Bucks County that resulted in 3 deaths, was barricaded inside a home and holding hostages, as per authorities. (L.A. Parker/The Trentonian)
On Saturday, March 16, 2024, residents gathered on porches and streets on Phillips Avenue near Dexter Street in Trenton. Andre Gordon Jr., the suspect in two shootings in Bucks County that resulted in 3 deaths, was barricaded inside a home and holding hostages, according to authorities. (L.A. Parker/The Trentonian)
On Martin Luther King Boulevard in Trenton on Saturday, March 16, 2024, law enforcement officers were stationed. Andre Gordon Jr., the suspect in two shootings in Bucks County that resulted in 3 deaths, was barricaded inside a home and holding hostages, based on information from authorities. (L.A. Parker/The Trentonian)
26-year-old Andre Gordon is accused of fatally shooting his sister, his stepmother and a woman with whom he has children on Saturday morning, March 16, 2024, in Falls Township, Bucks County. He was later taken into custody after a standoff in Trenton. (Courtesy of Bucks County DA)
Police officers from the Falls Township Police Department block off and examine the site of a shooting in the Vermillion Hills neighborhood on March 16, 2024, in the Levittown section of the township. According to police, Andre Gordon shot and killed three people before fleeing to Trenton. (Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images)
Police officers from the Falls Township Police Department block off and examine the site of a shooting in the Vermillion Hills neighborhood on March 16, 2024, in the Levittown section of the township. According to police, Andre Gordon shot and killed three people before fleeing to Trenton. (Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images)
On Saturday, March 16, 2024, people observe as police surround a home in Trenton, N.J. A suspect has barricaded himself in the home and was holding hostages after shooting three people to death in suburban Philadelphia. (Matt Rourke/AP)
On Saturday, March 16, 2024, police surround a home in Trenton, N.J. A suspect has barricaded himself in the home and was holding hostages after shooting three people to death in suburban Philadelphia. (Matt Rourke/AP)
People observe as police surround a home in Trenton, N.J. on Saturday, March 16, 2024. A suspect has barricaded himself in the home and was holding hostages after shooting three people to death in suburban Philadelphia. (Matt Rourke/AP)
Police encircle a house in Trenton, New Jersey, on Saturday, March 16, 2024. A person has barricaded himself in the house after reportedly shooting and killing three individuals in suburban Philadelphia on Saturday, according to officials. (Matt Rourke/AP)
Police surround a home in Trenton, N.J. on Saturday, March 16, 2024. A suspect has barricaded himself in the home after allegedly shooting three people to death in suburban Philadelphia on Saturday, authorities said. (Matt Rourke/AP)