#BreakingNews Priest Killed after an Attack at a Catholic Church Rectory in Nebraska, USA - RIP Fr. Stephen Gutgsell

A Catholic priest, named Fr. Stephen Gutgsell, “was assaulted during an invasion at the rectory of St. John the Baptist parish in Fort Calhoun early Sunday morning,” the Archdiocese of Omaha, Nebraska, USA, said in a statement.
An assailant stabbed a Nebraska priest to death on December 10th, in the 100th attack on a Catholic church this year.
Father Gutgsell was taken to Nebraska Medicine in Omaha, where he died of his injuries. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office is investigating. Please join Archbishop George Lucas in prayer for the repose of Father Gutgsell, for his family and for the St. John the Baptist parish community in this tragic time, said the Archdiocese statement.
Authorities arrested Kierre Williams, 43, of Sioux City, Iowa, as a suspect in the attack and fatal stabbing. He is known to police as a repeat offender against possibly random targets. In addition, the victim, Fr. Gutgsell, in this attack has been the subject of local controversies and once admitted to a large-scale financial theft from his previous parish.
As KETV reported, according to Sheriff Mike Robinson of Washington County, Nebraska, Williams “has been arrested on homicide and use of a weapon to commit a felony.” KETV is an Omaha-based affiliate of ABC News.
“The Sheriff said the attack happened around 5 a.m. Deputies received a 911 call about an attempted break-in at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church,” KETV continued.
“Within minutes, deputies arrived and found William inside the church’s rectory along with the priest,” added the report. “Father Gutgsell had been stabbed, according to the sheriff.”
“Father Gutgsell has been here 11 years, and I thought he was a very holy man,” said St. John the Baptist parishioner Mike Fitzgerald.

News Release: Archdiocesan priest dies following invasion at rectory

“The Archdiocese of Omaha is praying for Father Stephen Gutgsell, who was assaulted during an invasion at the rectory of St. John the Baptist parish in Fort Calhoun early Sunday morning. Father Gutgsell was transported to Nebraska Medicine in Omaha, where he died of his injuries. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office is investigating, and there are no further details at this time. Please join Archbishop George Lucas in prayer for the repose of Father Gutgsell, for his family and for the St. John the Baptist parish community in this tragic time.”

Sources: Catholic Vote - Archdiocese of Nebraska