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| Police seek suspect in Arizona church attack | Police seek suspect in Arizona church attack |
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| Authorities have released a sketch of a suspect in the shooting death of an Arizona priest in an attack on a Roman Catholic church on Wednesday. | Authorities have released a sketch of a suspect in the shooting death of an Arizona priest in an attack on a Roman Catholic church on Wednesday. |
| The suspect is said to be a white male aged 40-49. | The suspect is said to be a white male aged 40-49. |
| The description came from a second priest who was injured in the attack. | The description came from a second priest who was injured in the attack. |
| The Reverend Joseph Terra, 56, is in a critical condition in hospital. He administered Last Rites to the Reverend Kenneth Walker, 28, following the break-in at the church. | |
| A $1,000 (£589) reward has been offered for information leading to an arrest in the incident. | A $1,000 (£589) reward has been offered for information leading to an arrest in the incident. |
| 'No ill will' | 'No ill will' |
| Police went door to door in the neighbourhood looking for potential witnesses on Friday. | Police went door to door in the neighbourhood looking for potential witnesses on Friday. |
| Investigators are unsure if more than one suspect was involved or if robbery was a motive in the attack at Mother of Mercy Mission in Phoenix. | Investigators are unsure if more than one suspect was involved or if robbery was a motive in the attack at Mother of Mercy Mission in Phoenix. |
| A car belonging to Father Walker was found abandoned several blocks from the church after the crime. | A car belonging to Father Walker was found abandoned several blocks from the church after the crime. |
| Authorities said they were able to recover forensic evidence from the automobile that may lead them to a suspect. | Authorities said they were able to recover forensic evidence from the automobile that may lead them to a suspect. |
| Father Terra initially called authorities to report a burglary at the mission at about 21:00 local time on Wednesday. | Father Terra initially called authorities to report a burglary at the mission at about 21:00 local time on Wednesday. |
| Police later said Father Terra was so badly beaten it was feared he would not survive. | Police later said Father Terra was so badly beaten it was feared he would not survive. |
| "Unfortunately because of the severity of his injuries, he was only able to provide limited information about one particular suspect," Phoenix police Sergeant Steve Martos told US media. | "Unfortunately because of the severity of his injuries, he was only able to provide limited information about one particular suspect," Phoenix police Sergeant Steve Martos told US media. |
| Parishioner Bill Haley told the Associated Press news agency he had visited Reverend Terra in hospital and the priest was able to talk. | Parishioner Bill Haley told the Associated Press news agency he had visited Reverend Terra in hospital and the priest was able to talk. |
| "He said nothing evil about the person who did this, expressed no ill will." | "He said nothing evil about the person who did this, expressed no ill will." |