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Article: Priest's death underscores Jamaica's runaway murder rate, violence.(Fr. Howard Rochester found dead)(Brief Article)
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- National Catholic Reporter
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- December 15, 2000
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Many grieve priest who fell victim to the violence he detested
Special to the National Catholic Reporter
The recent killing of a Catholic priest in Jamaica -- a priest who cried out against the sort of violence that claimed his life has underscored the island's runaway rate of crime and murder. The priest, Fr. Howard Rochester, was found dead Oct. 26 on the main road in a farm community outside Kingston, Jamaica. He had been shot in the head, the left side and hand.
News of Rochester's death had an effect not only across Jamaica but in the United States, where Jamaican Catholics mourned a feisty young priest noted for opposing random violence.
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