Three dead in shootings at Kansas Jewish sites: Reports

Police tape marks off the front of the Jewish Community Center after three people were killed when a gunman opened fire in Overland Park, Kansas, on April 13, 2014. -- PHOTO: AFP
Police tape marks off the front of the Jewish Community Center after three people were killed when a gunman opened fire in Overland Park, Kansas, on April 13, 2014. -- PHOTO: AFP

WASHINGTON (AFP) - At least three people were killed on Sunday during separate shootings at a Jewish community centre and a retirement community in Kansas, United States media reported.

Police took a man into custody at an elementary school in Overland Park. He was heard yelling "Heil Hitler" as officers escorted him away, local NBC television affiliate KSHB reported.

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