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Pennsylvania authorities said Wednesday they plan to pursue the death penalty against a man charged with killing his stepmother, sister and the mother of his children before officials say he fled in a stolen vehicle to <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/us-regions/northeast/new-jersey" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New Jersey</a>, where he was arrested last month.Andre Gordon Jr. appeared for court in Pennsylvania for the first time since authorities said he carried out three fatal shootings on March 16 in the Levittown section of Falls Township, as well as a pair of carjackings nearby in suburban Philadelphia.Arriving at magisterial district court not far from where authorities said the shootings happened, Gordon was wearing an orange jumpsuit and was shackled at the wrists and ankles.<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/3-pennsylvania-men-convictions-overturned-decades-behind-bars-womans-1997-killing" target="_blank" rel="noopener">3 PENNSYLVANIA MEN HAVE CONVICTIONS OVERTURNED AFTER DECADES BEHIND BARS IN WOMAN'S 1997 KILLING</a>Asked if he had anything to say, Gordon responded in a low voice: "Pray, pray to God."In the roughly 10-minute preliminary arraignment, Judge John Galloway denied bail and ordered Gordon, who appeared without an attorney in court, not to contact his minor children and other relatives who were witnesses to the crimes he is charged with.Galloway asked Gordon if he understood it was a preliminary arraignment to read the charges, including three counts of <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/crime/homicide" target="_blank" rel="noopener">first-degree murder</a>, against him."Not really," Gordon said. The judge repeated the explanation and asked if Gordon understood. "Yes, sir," he said.Bucks County District Attorney Jennifer Schorn told reporters outside the court after the hearing that she decided to notify the court of her plan to seek capital punishment because of the "multiple killings and grave risk to others.""We had an opportunity to speak to the family and get their position," she said. "Time will tell ultimately how this case unfolds. But we had to certify before formal arraignment."Earlier Wednesday, Gordon, 26, waived an extradition hearing in New Jersey and was transferred to officials in <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/philadelphia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bucks County, Pennsylvania</a>, according to prosecutors and the New Jersey court's spokesperson.Authorities have said Gordon carjacked a vehicle in Trenton, New Jersey, early on March 16 before driving to Levittown in Falls Township, Pennsylvania.There he killed his stepmother and sister, the Bucks County district attorney said. He then drove to a second home in Levittown and killed the mother of his two children, authorities said. He is also accused of injuring his children’s grandmother by bludgeoning her with a rifle.The dead included Gordon's 52-year-old stepmother, Karen Gordon; his 13-year-old sister, Kera Gordon; and 25-year-old Taylor Daniel, the mother of his two children, the district attorney said. Authorities have said Gordon’s children were present when he shot their mother.Gordon then carjacked a second vehicle in Morrisville and returned to Trenton, authorities said. Police surrounded a home for hours in the belief that he was there, but Gordon apparently slipped out before a cordon went up. He was arrested, unarmed, when he was spotted walking down a street a few blocks away.The mayhem forced the cancellation of a St. Patrick’s Day parade in Pennsylvania’s Bucks County and the closure of a Sesame Street-themed amusement park and a number of other businesses. Authorities issued a shelter-in-place order for several hours.Officials have not released a possible motive for the attacks.Pennsylvania Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro has said he would not allow executions to occur while he is governor, saying he wants the legislature to work to abolish it. The state’s most recent execution took place in 1999.

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content: 'Pennsylvania authorities said Wednesday they plan to pursue the death
 penalty against a man charged with killing his stepmother, sister and the mother
 of his children before officials say he fled in a stolen vehicle to <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/us-regions/northeast/new-jersey"
 target="_blank" rel="noopener">New Jersey</a>, where he was arrested last month.Andre
 Gordon Jr. appeared for court in Pennsylvania for the first time since authorities
 said he carried out three fatal shootings on March 16 in the Levittown section of
 Falls Township, as well as a pair of carjackings nearby in suburban Philadelphia.Arriving
 at magisterial district court not far from where authorities said the shootings
 happened, Gordon was wearing an orange jumpsuit and was shackled at the wrists and
 ankles.<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/3-pennsylvania-men-convictions-overturned-decades-behind-bars-womans-1997-killing"
 target="_blank" rel="noopener">3 PENNSYLVANIA MEN HAVE CONVICTIONS OVERTURNED
 AFTER DECADES BEHIND BARS IN WOMAN''S 1997 KILLING</a>Asked if he
 had anything to say, Gordon responded in a low voice: "Pray, pray to God."In
 the roughly 10-minute preliminary arraignment, Judge John Galloway denied bail and
 ordered Gordon, who appeared without an attorney in court, not to contact his minor
 children and other relatives who were witnesses to the crimes he is charged with.Galloway
 asked Gordon if he understood it was a preliminary arraignment to read the charges,
 including three counts of <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/crime/homicide"
 target="_blank" rel="noopener">first-degree murder</a>, against him."Not
 really," Gordon said. The judge repeated the explanation and asked if Gordon understood.
 "Yes, sir," he said.Bucks County District Attorney Jennifer Schorn told reporters
 outside the court after the hearing that she decided to notify the court of her
 plan to seek capital punishment because of the "multiple killings and grave risk
 to others.""We had an opportunity to speak to the family and get their position,"
 she said. "Time will tell ultimately how this case unfolds. But we had to certify
 before formal arraignment."Earlier Wednesday, Gordon, 26, waived an extradition
 hearing in New Jersey and was transferred to officials in <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/philadelphia"
 target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bucks County, Pennsylvania</a>, according to prosecutors
 and the New Jersey court''s spokesperson.Authorities have said Gordon carjacked
 a vehicle in Trenton, New Jersey, early on March 16 before driving to Levittown
 in Falls Township, Pennsylvania.There he killed his stepmother and sister,
 the Bucks County district attorney said. He then drove to a second home in Levittown
 and killed the mother of his two children, authorities said. He is also accused
 of injuring his children’s grandmother by bludgeoning her with a rifle.The
 dead included Gordon''s 52-year-old stepmother, Karen Gordon; his 13-year-old sister,
 Kera Gordon; and 25-year-old Taylor Daniel, the mother of his two children, the
 district attorney said. Authorities have said Gordon’s children were present when
 he shot their mother.Gordon then carjacked a second vehicle in Morrisville
 and returned to Trenton, authorities said. Police surrounded a home for hours in
 the belief that he was there, but Gordon apparently slipped out before a cordon
 went up. He was arrested, unarmed, when he was spotted walking down a street a few
 blocks away.The mayhem forced the cancellation of a St. Patrick’s Day parade
 in Pennsylvania’s Bucks County and the closure of a Sesame Street-themed amusement
 park and a number of other businesses. Authorities issued a shelter-in-place order
 for several hours.Officials have not released a possible motive for the attacks.Pennsylvania
 Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro has said he would not allow executions to occur while
 he is governor, saying he wants the legislature to work to abolish it. The state’s
 most recent execution took place in 1999.'
summary: Pennsylvania authorities announced Wednesday their intent to pursue the death
 penalty against Levittown triple homicide suspect Andre Gordon Jr.
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