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Neighbor Of 2 Lower Bucks Fatal Shooting Victims Raises Funds
Arlene Flanagan of Falls Township launched a GoFundMe page to raise funds in the wake of the deaths of Karen and Kera Gordon last month.
LOWER BUCKS COUNTY, PA —A second GoFundMe page has been launched to support two of the victims of a fatal triple shooting in Falls Township last month.
Arlene Flanagan had never launched such a charity before. But then two of her neighbors — 52-year-old Karen Gordon, and 13-year-old Kera Gordon, were killed on a Saturday morning.
The Bucks County District Attorney's Office is seeking the death penalty against Andre Gordon Jr. who 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 fatal shooting.
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Gordon is accused of killing Karen Gordon, his stepmother, and his sister Kera at one location before driving to another home and fatally shooting 25-year-old Taylor Daniel, the mother of his two children.
He also faces charges of first-degree carjacking, second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, second-degree unlawful possession of an assault firearm, and four other offenses by New Jersey officials.
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Gordon, 26, was extradited to Bucks County last week where he was arraigned and formally charged before Falls Township District Judge John Galloway.
Flanagan's GoFundMe page has raised more than $12,000 of its $10,000 goal.
"I continue to be amazed at the generosity of our community. Thank you for all the contributions and for sharing this fundraiser. We cannot take away the pain and grief, but we can help ease the financial burden for Andre, Senior, as he lays his wife and child to rest."
Flanagan said she hopes the funds can pay for funeral costs and other expenses.
A GoFundMe page was also launched by Donna Patel, the center director of KinderCare Langhorne, attended by the 3-year-old daughter of Daniel.
So far, the GoFundMe page has raised more than $22,000 of its $30,000 goal.
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