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Related: About this forumTexas prosecutor gunned down; manhunt for 2 suspects (Kaufman county)
Cross-post from LBN (thanks UpInArms):
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014386592
A manhunt was underway for two suspects after an assistant district attorney was gunned down Thursday outside a courthouse in Kaufman, Texas.
The prosecutor was shot five times around 9 a.m. local time outside the Kaufman County Courthouse, ambushed while getting out of his car, KDFW-TV is reporting.
Sheriff David Byrnes said the killing was an attack on the criminal justice system."This is the next level (of crime)," he said.
The Dallas Morning News is reporting that "authorities with knowledge of the assistant DA's caseload say he had been heavily involved in the investigation of members of the Aryan Brotherhood."
Read more: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/01/31/texas-courthouse-shooting/1880201/
The prosecutor was shot five times around 9 a.m. local time outside the Kaufman County Courthouse, ambushed while getting out of his car, KDFW-TV is reporting.
Sheriff David Byrnes said the killing was an attack on the criminal justice system."This is the next level (of crime)," he said.
The Dallas Morning News is reporting that "authorities with knowledge of the assistant DA's caseload say he had been heavily involved in the investigation of members of the Aryan Brotherhood."
Read more: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/01/31/texas-courthouse-shooting/1880201/
Additional coverage with video from nbcdfw.com:
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Two-Open-Fire-on-Kaufman-County-Employee-Near-Courthouse-189198761.html
[font color=green]The courthouse and several schools in the area are on lockdown. Press conference starts in a few minutes.
The prosecutor, Mark Hasse, had dealt with cases involving methamphetamine in the county, gangs and white supremacist groups.[/font]
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Texas prosecutor gunned down; manhunt for 2 suspects (Kaufman county) (Original Post)
TexasTowelie
Jan 2013
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GentryDixon
(2,959 posts)1. Oh gee..
I guess the NRA will pay the legal fees for these armed felons.
Enrique
(27,461 posts)2. white supremacists recently ambushed 4 deputies in Louisiana
just a few months ago, it got lost in a bunch of other shootings.
w8liftinglady
(23,278 posts)3. This whole thing is making me sick.
This DA was well-known as a strict-but-fair squeaky clean prosecutor who went hard on Vehicular homicide and gun related felony cases.
He was active in Dallas MADD before he moved to Kaufmann County.