Pennsylvania man sentenced to three consecutive life terms in triple homicide
DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (WHTM) — A Pennsylvania man accused of killing his sister, stepmother, and the mother of his children will spend the rest of his life behind bars, sentenced to three consecutive life term without parole.
Andre Gordon, Jr. pleaded guilty Wednesday to three counts of first degree murder, as well as charges of attempted homicide, burglary, aggravated assault, and robbery, among others.
He was set to face trial in Bucks County Court for the March 16, 2024 killings of his 13-year-old sister, his 52-year-old stepmother Karen Gordon and his 25-year-old girlfriend, Taylor Daniel.
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This happened in Falls Township in eastern Bucks County, near Morrisville and across the Delaware River from Trenton, New Jersey.
Gordon was accused of carjacking a vehicle in that city, driving to his father's residence and breaking in, the Bucks County District Attorney's Office said in a news release. Karen Gordon and her 13-year-old daughter were found dead by Falls Township Police responding to a reported shooting there.
He then went to Daniel's home, authorities said, alleging that he forced his way into the home and shot and killed her. Multiple members of the family, including their two children, were present and Daniel's mother, Nancy, was assaulted in the act.
In Morrisville shortly after, he was accused of carjacking another vehicle at the Dollar General.
Gordon was sentenced Wednesday by President Judge Raymond F. McHugh to three life terms without parole on the first-degree murder charges and 156 1/2 years to 313 years on the remaining charges. The sentences are to run consecutively.
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'There are no words to explain why this happened,' McHugh said in the sentencing.
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