Gary Moran - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Wed, 02 Oct 2024 01:19:14 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Gary Moran - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Priest shot and killed with fellow cleric's gun https://cathnews.co.nz/2014/06/20/priest-shot-killed-fellow-clerics-gun/ Thu, 19 Jun 2014 19:07:29 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=59389 A priest was shot and killed with a gun owned by a fellow priest during a robbery in downtown Phoenix, in the United States. Gary Michael Moran, 54, who had only been out of jail for six weeks, has been arrested following the shooting of Fr Kenneth Walker, FSSP, and the beating of Fr Joseph Read more

Priest shot and killed with fellow cleric's gun... Read more]]> A priest was shot and killed with a gun owned by a fellow priest during a robbery in downtown Phoenix, in the United States.

Gary Michael Moran, 54, who had only been out of jail for six weeks, has been arrested following the shooting of Fr Kenneth Walker, FSSP, and the beating of Fr Joseph Terra.

Police say Fr Terra went to investigate noises in a yard, and was hit with an iron rod.

Fr Terra went to retrieve his .357 calibre gun, but couldn't fire it because of an injured finger.

The gun was taken by Moran, who shot Fr Walker who had came out of his room to see what was happening.

Fr Walker, 28, later died of his wounds.

Moran has a history of violence and drug abuse.

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