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Andre Gordon Jr. Sentenced to Life for 2024 Triple Family Murders

After pleading guilty to first-degree murder, he received three consecutive life terms plus more than a century behind bars for employing an unregistered ghost gun in a March 2024 rampage.

Andre Gordon Jr., who faces first-degree murder charges in the shooting deaths of his stepmother, sister and the mother of his children, exits the Bucks County court after appearing for a preliminary hearing, Wednesday, April 3, 2024, in Fallsington, Pa. The judge denied bail and the district attorney said she would seek the death penalty. Asked if he had any comment, Gordon said "Pray, pray to God." (AP photo/Mike Catalini)
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Overview

  • Gordon entered guilty pleas on May 28 to three counts of first-degree murder for killing his stepmother, half-sister and ex-girlfriend.
  • Judge Raymond F. McHugh imposed three consecutive life sentences alongside 156½ to 313 additional years for burglary, robbery and assaults on corrections officers.
  • Evidence presented in court showed he used a 7.62mm ghost gun with an extended magazine and methodically “hunted” his victims across two homes.
  • At his ex-girlfriend Taylor Daniel’s Levittown residence, he fatally shot the 25-year-old in front of her two young daughters as they hid nearby.
  • He fled to Trenton, New Jersey, carjacked a vehicle and was taken into custody after an hours-long standoff with police.