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Bucks County suspected shooter has hostages, may be cornered in Trenton, N.J.

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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.

A police car blocks off a street in Levittown
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.



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Pa. House committee advances bill to require radon testing and mitigation in schools

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Suspect arrested for shooting near basketball court in Elkins Park, Pa.

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ABINGTON TWP., Pa. (WPVI) — Police have arrested a suspect who they say fired shots at a vehicle near a crowded basketball court in Montgomery County.

Jamell Whitmore, 18, of King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, was arrested on Thursday.

The shooting happened on March 22 near a basketball court on the 300 block of Cadwalader Avenue in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania.

Shooting near Elkins Park basketball courts sends stray bullet into home

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Police said multiple callers reported hearing gunfire around 8:15 p.m. and witnessed a large group of people run from the area behind the McKinley Firehouse.

As a vehicle drove by, one of the men in the group, identified by police as Whitmore, ran off to the parking lot to retrieve a gun and began firing multiple shots towards the vehicle.

Police say it’s unclear if the vehicle was hit, but one of the bullets struck a nearby home.

No one in the home was injured.

Police said no innocent bystanders or those involved in the shooting were injured.

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The motive for the shooting remains unknown.

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Pennsylvania-born indie rockers Tigers Jaw return with new album release

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The chorus for the song “Primary Colors” was something Walsh wrote years ago, with the song’s outro originally being used as a verse.

“And something just wasn’t quite clicking, and everything that I tried felt kind of forced,” Walsh said. “We were all just like, ‘Yeah, there’s something here, but it’s not quite doing what I think it has the potential to do.’”

The band then started toying with the dynamics between the verses and the chorus.

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“It just unlocked something for me in the idea where I was like, ‘Wow, this kind of quiet, loud, quiet, loud format really works well with this song,’” Walsh said. “So yeah, it just transformed it instantly into an idea that felt a lot stronger.”

The album was recorded with Grammy-winning producer Will Yip, a relationship still budding from their 2014 album, “Charmer.” Collins said the new album’s sound is “as true as we could be to playing the record live.”

“I wasn’t as tied to the tones that have classically been Tigers Jaw because I think at this point, I’ve just come to this realization that no matter what, if we’re making it, it is Tigers Jaw,” Collins said.

The new album has a “palpable energy” that shares the same spirit as their earlier records, Walsh said. And while “tastes evolve,” the band followed “what feels good.”

“This is the best representation of the band at the time, and it’s almost like a snapshot of us as artists, as people, as a creative entity over this time in our career,” he said.

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“Lost On You” is out now through Hopeless Records and is available on vinyl, CD and various streaming platforms.

“Lost On You” was released on March 27, 2026, through Hopeless Records. The album is available on vinyl, CD and various streaming platforms.

On April 16, Tigers Jaw will perform at Union Transfer at 8 p.m. They will be supported by Hot Flash Heat Wave and Creeks, the solo project of Balance and Composure vocalist and guitarist Jon Simmons, who is from Doylestown, Pennsylvania.





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