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Gunman kills 3 at Jewish centers outside Kansas City

Rachel Trout, 16, a student at Blue Valley High School, gets a hug from a a friend after addressing a crowd gathered to mourn the Jewish shooting victims at St. Thomas the Apostle Episcopal Church in Overland Park, Kan. On Sunday, Trout was inside the Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City, the first of two sites to be targeted by a gunman.

Rachel Trout, 16, a student at Blue Valley High School, gets a hug from a a friend after addressing a crowd gathered to mourn the Jewish shooting victims at St. Thomas the Apostle Episcopal Church in Overland Park, Kan. On Sunday, Trout was inside the Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City, the first of two sites to be targeted by a gunman.   (Tammy Ljungblad / McClatchy-Tribune)

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Three people were shot to death Sunday at two Jewish community facilities near Kansas City, and the suspect -- a man in his 70s thought to be a white supremacist -- appeared to shout “Heil Hitler!” as he was taken into custody.

Jewish community center

A police car can be seen at the entrance of the Jewish community center where a gunman opened fire on Sunday.  (Jamie Squire / Getty Images)

Crime scene

Police and crime scene investigators work at the site of the deadly shooting at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City on Sunday.   (Tammy Ljungblad / McClatchy-Tribune)

Village Shalom senior living facility

Investigators work at the scene of the deadly shooting at the Village Shalom senior living facility. It was the second location where a gunman opened fire Sunday.   (Orlin Wagner / Associated Press)

Village Shalom senior living facility

Crime scene investigators can be seen at the Village Shalom senior living facility. The suspected gunman reportedly made anti-Jewish remarks as he was was taken into police custody.  (Ed Zurga / EPA)

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