Trenton killer Horace Gordon gets 45 years for murder

Convicted murderer Horace J. Gordon has been sentenced to 45 years of state incarceration for slaying an innocent man in cold blood. Gordon, 38, of Trenton, was found guilty earlier this year of shooting and killing 29-year-old Harvey Sharp in June 2015. Gordon claimed self-defense in the slaying, but a jury of his peers unanimously … Read more →

Trenton murder trial jury convicts Horace Gordon on all counts

Horace J. Gordon is now a convicted murderer. Gordon, 38, of Trenton, got convicted on all counts Thursday for shooting and killing 29-year-old Harvey Sharp in June 2015. “The evidence was really clear in this case,” Mercer County Assistant Prosecutor Amy Devenny told The Trentonian after the verdict came down. “We’ll be recommending life in … Read more →

Alleged killer Horace Gordon takes Trenton murder case to trial

The alleged triggerman who shot and killed 29-year-old Harvey Sharp in June 2015 is maintaining his innocence as his case heads to trial. A jury will determine whether Horace J. Gordon, 38, of Trenton, is guilty or not guilty of the grisly Chambersburg slaying. He is accused of gunning down Sharp on the first block … Read more →

Trenton man indicted for 2015 murder of Harvey Sharp

A city man was indicted last week in connection with the murder of 29-year-old Harvey Sharp. Horace Gordon, 36, is charged with murder and related weapons offenses in connection with the June 2015 shooting that gunned down Sharp on the front porch of a Cummings Avenue home. The shooting happened on Sharp’s birthday, and sources … Read more →

Accused murderer who fled to Virginia still looking to retain attorney

The suspect accused of fatally shooting a Trenton man on his birthday had his bail hearing postponed for the second time in as many weeks. Horace Gordon is accused of gunning down 29-year-old Harvey Sharp on June 24, on the first block of Cummings Avenue, then fleeing from New Jersey to southern Virginia, where he … Read more →

Man arrested in Virginia for murder of Harvey Sharp

A man was arrested in Virginia Thursday afternoon and charged in connection with the murder of 29-year-old Harvey Sharp. Horace Gordon was arrested around 3:10 p.m. Thursday by members of the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) Regional Fugitive Task Force in Richmond, Va. The USMS issued a press release Thursday stating that they arrested a man … Read more →

Horace Gordon

  • Arrested: July 2, 2015
  • Age: Unknown
  • Gender: Male
  • Race: Unknown

Suspected in the June 24, 2015, death of Harvey Sharp.