Fr McGee said the Bishop of Down and Connor, the Most Reverend Alan McGuckian, went to the hospital on Sunday night to meet with the family of Fr Murray and some of the clergy went to see the family of the man who was killed.
Fr McGee also sent his thoughts and prayers to the man who was killed and said that a “loss of life in such brutal circumstances is just very difficult to comprehend”.
He described Fr Murray as a “very well-known” and “very well-respected priest” of the diocese who had been appointed a canon by the bishop in recognition for his work as a senior adviser.
Parishioner Raymond Rooney was in the church when the incident occurred.
He said he heard women saying Fr Murray was injured.
“Then the police arrived – there was commotion, everyone was talking and then I heard the ambulance arrive,” he said.
“It was mayhem in the church. People were aghast at what had happened. Totally shocked. People can’t take it in.”
Mr Rooney described Fr Murray as a “really brilliant man”.