--- description: One priest was killed and a second who called 911 was still in critical condition after what appears to be a robbery attempt. title: VIDEO: One Priest Killed, Another Critically Injured In Phoenix Attack image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf9ba14e421f77f25/6986976d35ba6f4e5dc028f8/phoenix-priest-shooting.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # 1 Priest Killed, Another Critically Injured in Phoenix Attack by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 12, 2014 7:30 PM CUT  Phoenix Police investigate a shooting at Mater Misericordiae (Mother of Mercy) Mission on June 11, 2014 in Phoenix. Phoenix Police investigate a shooting at Mater Misericordiae (Mother of Mercy) Mission on June 11, 2014 in Phoenix.Nick Oza—AP by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 12, 2014 7:30 PM CUT A robbery attempt at a Phoenix church rectory Wednesday left one priest dead and another in critical condition. The incident took place at 9 p.m. local time at the Mother of Mercy Mission, according to police. Police said Thursday they were still searching for the suspect, though they found an SUV that belonged to one of the priests but was stolen. The victim, father Kenneth Walker, 28, had only been ordained a couple of years ago. The other priest involved in the incident, father Joseph Terra is in critical but stable condition, according to information released by the diocese. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2865959/priest-phoenix-attack/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2865959/priest-phoenix-attack/"},"headline":"1 Priest Killed, Another Critically Injured in Phoenix Attack","datePublished":"2014-06-12T19:30:30.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T08:23:41.100Z","description":"The Phoenix Catholic community mourns after the shooting death of one of its priests.","url":"https://time.com/2865959/priest-phoenix-attack/","keywords":["Crime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf9ba14e421f77f25/6986976d35ba6f4e5dc028f8/phoenix-priest-shooting.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Video","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-video/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf9ba14e421f77f25/6986976d35ba6f4e5dc028f8/phoenix-priest-shooting.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Phoenix Priest Shooting","caption":"Phoenix Priest Shooting","creditText":"Nick Oza—AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/2865959/priest-phoenix-attack/","name":"1 Priest Killed, Another Critically Injured in Phoenix Attack"}}]}] ```