Prosecutor: Man kills wife at rehab centre, then himself

SEWELL, N.J. – Authorities say a man fatally shot his wife at a health rehabilitation centre in New Jersey and then killed himself.

The shootings took place Tuesday morning at the Jefferson Health Care Center’s Sub-Acute Rehabilitation Unit in Sewell.

Authorities say 74-year-old Arlene McKenna was being treated at the centre when her 76-year-old husband, Raymond, opened fire. She was taken to a hospital, where she died. Her husband died at the scene.

Officials say the shooting at the 60-bed centre was an isolated incident.