A status hearing has been postponed 10 weeks for Gary L. Hermesch, who faces charges linked to the April 3 shooting death of a Seneca Catholic priest.

A court document made public April 18 described what happened April 3 in the minutes after the fatal shooting of Seneca priest Raj B. "Arul" Carasala.

The town of Seneca, Kansas, is grappling with the loss of Father Arul Carasala, the priest at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church who was shot and later died Thursday.

Gary L. Hermesch, 66, of Oklahoma, has been charged with first-degree murder for allegedly shooting and killing Rev. Arul Carasala, 57, at the Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Seneca, Kansa… ...

Father Raj “Arul” Balaswamy Carasala, priest at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church, killed in Kansas shooting. Gary Hermesch arrested. Investigation continues in Nemaha County.

In this undated photo provided by The Leaven shows Rev. Arul Carasala, a pastor at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Seneca, Kan., who was fatally shot Thursday, April 3, 2025. (The Leaven ...

In this undated photo provided by The Leaven shows Rev. Arul Carasala, a pastor at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Seneca, Kan., who was fatally shot Thursday, April 3, 2025. (The Leaven ...

A 911 call reporting gunfire came in around 2:50 p.m. Deputies from the Nemaha County Sheriff’s Office and Seneca Police officers arrived minutes later and found 57-year-old Father Arul Carasala ...

The Rev. Arul Carasala, a pastor at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Seneca, Kan., was fatally shot Thursday, April 3, 2025. SENECA — An Oklahoma man is being held on suspicion of ...

SENECA, Kansas (AP) — A Catholic priest was shot and killed Thursday by a man who approached him at his parish rectory in the town of Seneca, Kansas, church officials said. “I am heartbroken ...

In this undated photo provided by The Leaven shows Rev. Arul Carasala, a pastor at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Seneca, Kan., who was fatally shot Thursday, April 3, 2025. (The Leaven ...