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Kansas priest shot and killed; suspect arrested

April 04, 2025

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CWN Editor's Note: Father Raj Carasala was shot by an assailant in his rectory in Seneca, Kansas, on April 4, and died of his wounds at a local hospital.

Police arrested an Oklahoma man, Gary Hermesch, and charged him with the crime.

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