Three folks have been fatally shot on Saturday morning at two separate residences in Falls Township in Pennsylvania, in keeping with the authorities, who mentioned they’ve confined the gunman to a house in Trenton, N.J.
The gunman, recognized by the authorities as Andre Gordon, 26, drove a stolen automobile and killed his 52-year-old stepmother, Karen Gordon, and 13-year-old sister, Kera Gordon, in Levittown, Pa., in keeping with Jennifer Schorn, the Bucks County, Pa., district lawyer.
There have been three different folks, together with a 14-year-old, within the residence who hid as Mr. Gordon looked for them, Ms. Schorn mentioned.
Mr. Gordon then drove to a second close by residence the place he killed Taylor Daniel, a 25-year-old girl with whom he had two kids, Ms. Schorn mentioned.
4 different folks have been in that residence. One in all them was Ms. Daniel’s mom, whom Mr. Gordon bludgeoned with an assault rifle. She was taken to a hospital and is predicted to recuperate, Ms. Schorn mentioned.
Mr. Gordon then fled to a Greenback Basic car parking zone the place he stole a automotive from a 44-year-old man who was unhurt, the authorities mentioned.
Mr. Gordon was at giant for a couple of hours earlier than the police tracked him to a house in Trenton, the Langhorne Borough Police Division mentioned on social media. The police mentioned a SWAT crew was on the scene in Trenton, which is about 20 minutes from the place the shootings occurred.
Christopher Clark, operations lieutenant on the Falls Township Police Division, mentioned legislation enforcement authorities have Mr. Gordon contained in the home and so they’re negotiating with him.
The residents within the residence have been efficiently evacuated with no accidents, mentioned a Trenton Police Division spokeswoman, Detective Lt. Lisette Rios. The Trenton police mentioned they have been working with the authorities from Falls Township, the F.B.I. and New Jersey State Police.
The police warned that Mr. Gordon was armed with an assault rifle and was believed to be in possession of different weapons.
A shelter-in-place directive that had been in place in Falls Township has been lifted. The authorities in neighboring townships had directed Sesame Place, a theme park in Bucks County, Pa., to shut as a precaution and different retailers adopted swimsuit on Saturday.
Rebecca Carballo contributed to this report.
