Shootings in Falls Township results in 3 killed and shelter-in-place order

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UPDATE: 1:18 p.m.

Police imagine that Andre Gordon is barricaded inside a residence in Trenton with hostages, as of 12:22 p.m.. The shelter-in-place ordered at Falls Township was lifted at 12:25 p.m.

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Police are looking for a person suspected of capturing and killing three people in Falls Township.

The suspect, recognized as 26-year-old Andre Gordon, reportedly shot and killed two individuals in a house on Viewpoint Lane earlier than 9 a.m. Saturday morning. Police say that Gordon then drove to Edgewood Lane and shot and killed a 3rd particular person earlier than fleeing.

Round 9:15 a.m., Gordon then stole a car at gunpoint in a Greenback Common car parking zone on Bristol Pike in Morrisville, police say. The driving force of the car was not harmed. Middletown Township police now say that the car, a gray 2016 Honda CRV, has been present in Trenton.

Falls Township issued a shelter-in-place order, urging residents to “lock all doorways and transfer to a central and safe location away from home windows.”

Falls Township has issued a shelter in place. Please abide by all directions given. As info turns into accessible,…

Posted by Falls Township Municipal Constructing on Saturday, March 16, 2024

In accordance with police, Gordon could have identified the three victims, who haven’t been named. Authorities say that Gordon could have been experiencing homelessness and has ties in Bucks County and Trenton.

Pa. Governor Josh Shapiro and U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) are among the many officers who responded to the capturing on social media.

“I’ve been briefed on the creating incident in Falls Township, Bucks County and directed
(Pa. State Police) to coordinate with our regulation enforcement companions and supply no matter assist is required on the bottom,” Shapiro wrote in a submit on X, previously Twitter.

On account of the lively shooter state of affairs, the Bucks County St. Patrick’s Day Parade was canceled; it was on account of start at 10:30 a.m. A number of companies and areas, akin to Sesame Place, an area Goal in Middletown Township and the Greenback Common location in Morrisville have closed till additional discover as a security precaution.

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