Multiple reports confirm that authorities have detained the suspect believed to be responsible for a shooting rampage that claimed several lives in Pennsylvania on Saturday, following an extensive standoff in New Jersey.
According to The Associated Press, 26-year-old Andre Gordon was apprehended near a residence in Trenton, New Jersey, approximately eight hours after he allegedly murdered three individuals in Falls Township, a suburb of Philadelphia. After committing the crimes, Gordon purportedly stole a vehicle and fled to Trenton, where he barricaded himself in a residence, initiating a prolonged standoff with law enforcement.
Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora informed CNN that Gordon was arrested without resistance while walking on a street “two blocks away” from the location where he had holed up. Trenton Police Director Steve Wilson disclosed to CNN that Gordon managed to evade detection and leave the residence before authorities could seal off the area.
Initial reports suggested that Gordon had taken hostages, but subsequent updates revealed that law enforcement successfully evacuated individuals from the premises.
The victims of Gordon’s alleged rampage include his stepmother, younger sister, and the mother of his children, according to the AP. The violence unfolded with the murder of his sister and stepmother around 9:00 a.m. EST on Saturday, followed by another fatal shooting at a different location in Falls Township, where the mother of two of Gordon’s children was killed. He then fled the scene in a stolen vehicle, leading to the standoff in Trenton.
