Moments Before Bucks Co. Triple Shooting Revealed In Court Documents

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LOWER BUCKS COUNTY, PA —Bucks County authorities have released details describing how three people were killed in Falls Township on Saturday morning, including one shooting victim saying in a 911 call that "a man with a gun" was at her door.

Andre Gordon Jr., 26, is charged with 32 counts by Bucks County authorities, including three counts of first-degree murder, and three counts of second-degree murder in connection with the killing spree. He faces additional charges in New Jersey after a standoff at a Trenton home.

Authorities said Gordon is accused of killing two families in one home Saturday morning before going to another home and fatally shooting the mother of his two children.

A court affidavit provides the timeline and details of the shooting in which two victims knew the alleged killer was at their homes, and at least one, the mother of his two children, knew he was armed.

Just before 9 a.m. Saturday, Falls Township Police went to 45 Viewpoint Lane for the report of an armed man. Police Officer Michael Mraw found Karen Gordon and Kera Gordon in the rear room of the first floor, dead from gunshot wounds, according to an affidavit.

While inside, Mraw found several shell casings on the first floor, bullet holes in both an interior wall and an interior door, and blood on the front door of the home. He also spotted a puddle of blood accumulating under the door of the room where both victims were located.

Ring doorbell footage shows the alleged suspect appearing to use a rifle to break the glass on the front door. He then appears to point the rifle into the home, firing shots through the broken window.

Police found other family members present: Andre Gordon Sr., Jermain Allen, and a juvenile, court records state.

Andre Gordon Sr. told police that he was awakened by his wife, who advised him that his son was at the front door. Andre Sr. opened the front door and confronted his son, the affidavit states.

After a verbal exchange, Andre Sr. closed the door and went to his room to get dressed.

At that point, while displaying a rifle, Gordon Jr. began to hit the front door of the residence, causing the glass to break on the door. Andre Sr. then heard what he believed to be gunshots, police said.

Just after 9 a.m. Saturday, Sgt. Stephen Reeves responded to a report of an armed man at 5 Edgewood Lane.

The 911 caller stated that there was a man at the door with a gun. The caller was identified as Taylor Daniel, who identified the man as "Andre Gordon," who she stated was the father of her children, court records state.

As all patrol resources from the Falls Township Police Department were being utilized at 45 Viewpoint Lane, Sgt. Reeves requested that Bucks County Radio dispatch patrol officers from the Bristol Township Police Department to 5 Edgewood Lane.

Bristol Township Police Department Officer Erik Barros arrived on the scene at 09:05 a.m. Saturday, at which point he was met by John Daniel, a resident at the home.

Daniel directed the officer to the rear bedroom where he found Taylor Daniel on the ground with a gunshot wound.

Her brother, John Daniel, said that he was sleeping in his bedroom when he heard his sister yelling that Gordon was at the door. He then heard Taylor tell their mother, Nancy, to get into her bedroom.

After hearing what is believed to be an altercation between Taylor and Gordon, John Daniel said he heard gunshots.

He found that his sister was unresponsive and that his mother had sustained a head injury. John took his two nieces out of the room where his sister was.

Nancy Daniel stated that she heard gunshots, after which she exited her bedroom and began to hit Andre Gordon with a wooden axe handle. At that point, Gordon struck Nancy in the head with a rifle, causing a laceration on her head, court records state.

At 9:13 a.m., a man said that his vehicle, a 2016 Honda CR-V, gray in color, had been stolen from the parking lot of Dollar Tree, located at 1279 Bristol Pike.

He said a man showed him a long gun in a bag while the victim was using an air compressor to fill his tire, court records state. The suspect ripped the compressor away from the tire, got into the vehicle, and fled.

The suspect was apprehended later in the day on New York Avenue in Trenton, N.J., about five blocks from both Miller Street and Phillips Avenue while on foot.

After he was captured at 5 p.m. Saturday, the suspect had changed his appearance to conceal his identity, by cutting his hair, authorities said.