Priest Shot at His Own Rectory, Witnesses Identify Older Man as Shooter

Priest Shot at His Own Rectory, Witnesses Identify Older Man as Shooter


Police arrested a suspect after a Roman Catholic priest was shot and killed in Seneca, Kansas, on Thursday.

The suspect was Gary L. Hermesch, 66, who police arrested and jailed on possible first-degree murder, according to a news release from the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.

The priest in question was 57-year-old Father Arul Carasala.

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“I am heartbroken to share the tragic news of the death of Fr. Arul Carasala, who was fatally shot earlier today,” Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann wrote in a Facebook post. “This senseless act of violence has left us grieving the loss of a beloved priest, leader, and friend.”

At around 2:50 p.m. that afternoon, police responded to a complaint about gunshots at the Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church rectory, where

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