Efe New York
NY
Updated Saturday, March 16, 2024-17:16
Various
"shootings"
that occurred this Saturday in the town of Falls Township, about 30 kilometers from Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), caused "several victims", according to US authorities who asked residents to
take refuge in their homes
.
Some US media speak of "at least three fatalities."
"There have been confirmed shootings in Falls Township. There are multiple gunshot victims and it is not known at this time if they are random or specific," the Middletown Township Police Department, a neighboring town, said on its Facebook page around 10:30 a.m. local time.
Falls Township Police indicated, in another Facebook post at the same time, that they issued an order for residents of the affected town to shelter in their homes, lock doors and go to "central and safe rooms
away from windows."
".
The Bucks County prosecutor's office, which encompasses the area, indicated that its workers and "other law enforcement agents" are assisting the Falls Township Police in the investigation of the event and recommend calling emergency services in the event of "suspicious activities." ".
Republican legislator
Brian Fitzpatrick
, who represents Bucks County, said on social media that there was "a carjacking and shooting in two sections of Falls Township."
He added that he was "in contact with police officers who were pursuing the suspect."
According to local media, police are looking for Andre Gordon, 26, who has been identified as the perpetrator of the shooting.
Authorities believe he is traveling in a dark gray 2016 Honda CR-V.