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Priest murdered in Arizona

A priest was killed and another critically wounded in an attack at a Catholic church in Phoenix, police said early Thursday. The Rev. Kenneth Walker was fatally shot, and the Rev. Joseph Terra is …More
A priest was killed and another critically wounded in an attack at a Catholic church in Phoenix, police said early Thursday.
The Rev. Kenneth Walker was fatally shot, and the Rev. Joseph Terra is hospitalized in critical condition, police and church officials said. It was not clear what type of weapon was used to attack Terra, Sgt. Steve Martos of the Phoenix Police Department said.
A 911 call came in about 9 p.m. Wednesday (12 a.m. ET Thursday) from the Mater Misericordiae (Mother of Mercy Mission Catholic Church, Martos said.
The emergency call to police was for a burglary and was made by Terra, Martos said. It was unclear if Terra made the phone call before or after he was injured.
When police arrived, they found the two priests badly injured. Walker died at the hospital.
Terra, the injured priest, was only able to minimally speak with authorities about what happened, Martos said. The priority is for him to be treated.
"Hopefully, once that individual receives treatment and is able …More
philosopher
The reports say that the perpetrator was a 40- 49 year old white male. A violent attack and it doesn't seem that much was stolen other than the rectory car. I wonder if this is a possible hate crime?