‘KKK’ gunman kills three in attack on Jewish community buildings

At a press conference about three hours after the shooting, local police chief John Douglass confirmed that a white man in his 70s with a beard had been taken into custody.

He said the authorities were still looking into whether the shootings were a hate crime.

“It's too early in the investigation to try to label it,” said Mr Douglass. “We know it's a vicious act of violence. Obviously, at two Jewish facilities, one might make that assumption, but we're going to have to know more about it.”

The first shooting occurred just after 1pm on Sunday in the car park behind the community centre. The building has a theatre where a number of local teenagers were auditioning for a talent show.