Police arrest suspected gunman who 'killed family', took hostages

The suspect has been identified as 26-year-old Andre Gordon Jr Authorities have detained a suspect in the killing of three people who was reported to have barricaded himself in at a home in New Jersey. Police in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, identified the suspect as Andre Gordon Jr, 26. He is accused of killing his stepmother, teenage sister and the mother of his children in shootings at two homes in Falls Township, in the east of the state.

’ Gordan is accused of killing his stepmother, teenage sister and the mother of his children After the initial shootings, Gordon is reported to have fled the scene in a stolen car, before then allegedly stealing another from a nearby car park and eventually holing up with an unconfirmed number of hostages at a residence in Trenton, New Jersey. Officers were seen surrounding the house, with the block taped off, using a megaphone to communicate with Gordon in a bid to get him to come out.

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