The man suspected of killing three people Saturday morning in Falls Township, Pennsylvania, has been located in Trenton, New Jersey. Sources tell WHYY News that police now have 26-year-old Andre Gordon surrounded in a barricaded area. Gordon is believed to be holding hostages.
People look on as police surround a home in Trenton, N.J., Saturday, March 16, 2024. A suspect has barricaded himself in the home and was holding hostages after shooting three people to death in suburban Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Gordon is suspected of shooting two people on Viewpoint Lane in Levittown, Pa., just before 9 a.m. Minutes later he opened fire and killed another person on Edgewood Lane. Police said he knew all three victims.
Gordon then carjacked a vehicle in the Dollar General parking lot on Bristol Pike in Morrisville. 6abc reports the Honda CRV was found in Trenton, N.J., where Gordon, who is believed to be homeless, has ties.
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Several law enforcement agencies including the New Jersey State Police, Trenton Police, Pennsylvania State Police, local authorities in Pennsylvania and the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office have joined forces to track down the suspect.
Gordon is described as approximately 6’1″, with a thin build, and was last observed wearing a dark-hooded sweatshirt.
Police patrol a neighborhood after a shooting on Saturday, March 16, 2024 in Levittown, Pa. Several people have been shot after gunfire erupted in a suburban Philadelphia township, prompting authorities to warn residents to hunker down in their homes and forcing cancellation of a St. Patrick’s Day parade and a children’s theme park. (AP Photo/Michael Catalini)
Police believe he used an assault rifle to kill the victims and he may be carrying additional weapons.
Earlier this morning Falls Township police issued a shelter-in-place order. They directed residents to keep all doors locked, stay away from windows and remain in a central location in their homes.
Stores in the Oxford Valley Mall and Sesame Place were told to close until further notice and a nearby Target store was also closed.
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The Bucks County St. Patrick’s Day Parade was canceled because of the active shooter alert.
More than $22 million in “Money Match” checks were mailed to nearly 100,000 Pennsylvanians, the treasury said.
In a news release on Thursday, the Pennsylvania Treasury said people should be on the lookout for the checks, which are part of the Pennsylvania Money Match program. Treasurer Stacy Garrity said to cash or deposit the checks “promptly.”
The first Pennsylvania Money Match checks, totaling more than $1.7 million, are now on the way to Pennsylvanians’ mailboxes. Pennsylvania Money Match is a new program that allows Treasury to return certain unclaimed property to rightful owners automatically, which was approved unanimously by the General Assembly and signed by the Governor last year.
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“I want Pennsylvanians to know that this is a real check, it is real money, and it belongs to them,” Garrity said in the news release. “And as always, I still encourage everyone to regularly search for unclaimed property online, as many claims will not qualify for the Money Match process.”
With the mailing of the year’s last batch of checks, more than $50 million will have been returned automatically to Pennsylvanians.
What are Money Match checks?
The program allows the state treasury to automatically return unclaimed property valued up to $500 owned by a single individual. Before the program was created in 2024, residents themselves had to seek out unclaimed property.
“I’m thrilled to continue this program as we work hard to get more money back to its rightful owners,” Garrity said in the news release.
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However, if the property has multiple owners or is valued higher than $500, Pennsylvanians still need to file a claim.
What is unclaimed property?
Unclaimed property includes dormant bank accounts, uncashed checks, forgotten stocks, rebates and insurance policies, among other things. It can also include the contents of abandoned safe deposit boxes.
According to the state treasury, more than one in 10 Pennsylvanians is owed some of the $5 billion in unclaimed property in the treasury’s care, and the average value of a claim is more than $1,000.
Unclaimed property scam
On its website, the state treasury has a warning about scammers using text messages to target potential unclaimed property claimants.
The department “never reaches out to people in regard to any program, including unclaimed property, via unsolicited text messages.”
A special weather statement was issued by the National Weather Service on Friday at 10:06 a.m. until 1 p.m. for Warren, McKean, Elk, Cameron, Clearfield, Cambria and Somerset counties.
“Temperatures will drop below the freezing mark through midday with rain showers quickly changing to snow showers. Blustery winds may dry off roads and other paved surfaces, but any residual water from previous rain or melting snow could freeze up and result in slick spots through the afternoon,” explains the weather service.
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