3 dead after suburban Kansas City shooting

April 14, 2014 08:27

Three people have been shot and killed in suburban Kansas City, and a spokeswoman for a local hospital said a 15-year-old boy is in critical condition.

Overland Park city spokesman Sean Reilly said two people died at the Jewish Community Centre of Greater Kansas City campus and one was killed at Village Shalom, which is a retirement community that is several blocks away from the centre.

Overland Park Fire Department spokesman Jason Rhodes said yesterday afternoon that one person of interest is in custody.

The Jewish Community Centre of Greater Kansas City in Overland Park posted on its Facebook page that a "shooting incident" happened near its White Theater entrance and the building is on lockdown.

Overland Park Medical Center spokeswoman Christine Hamele says a 15-year-old boy who was brought from the scene of the Jewish Community Center is in critical condition.

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