On March 16, 2024, 13-year-old Kera Gordon was killed inside her family home on Viewpoint Lane in Levittown, Pennsylvania. Kera was an eighth-grade student in the Pennsbury School District and is described as a bright, beloved member of her family and school community.

Authorities say Kera’s 26-year-old stepbrother, Andre Gordon Jr., arrived at the house, forced his way inside after a confrontation at the front door, and opened fire. Kera and her 52-year-old stepmother, Karen Gordon, were fatally shot; three other family members who were in the home escaped unharmed. The attacker then went to another residence on Edgewood Lane and killed 25-year-old Taylor Daniel, the mother of his two children, before committing a carjacking and fleeing to Trenton, New Jersey, where a large manhunt ended with his capture after a reported standoff.

Charged with three counts of first-degree murder, he later pleaded guilty and received three consecutive life terms with no possibility of parole. Are there readers who knew Kera or have information about her life in Levittown to share?