Kaufman County (Texas) Assistant District Attorney - shot and killed

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Shooting was in the Tax Dept parking lot? 7 schools in lockdown.

Suspects at large.

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UPDATE: Police tell NBC Dallas say gunman in Kaufman Co. Texas shooting of prosecutor was wearing a 'tactical vest'

Oh here we go again. Bet they had a semi auto weapon too.

KAUFMAN COUNTY. Kaufman County is located in northeastern Texas. Terrell, the county's largest town, is thirty miles east of Dallas.

For those who don't know where it is.

Silver Ford Taurus? Lot-o-silver cars lately...

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Entire Kaufman Independent School District put on precautionary full lock down after shooting.

Today is the last day to pay your property taxes without penalty. Court house is in lock down, tax dept lock down, schools in lock down.

Looking for 2 shooters in Ford Tarus.

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Silver tards gone wild.

Well, while Twitter was down, a prosecutor was shot at the Kaufman Co. Texas courthouse - WFAA in Dallas

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Employees at businesses nearby say they've seen heavy police activity and heard reports of the shooting. Cathy Coulson, a real estate agent at Re/Max across from the courthouse, said she was not at work when the shooting happened, but reported seeing police helicopters searching overhead.

"I didn't hear anything, I came into my office right after it happened, but I talked to one of my clients that's two blocks behind us and he said that he heard it," Coulson said, adding that she's seen police walking the streets. "They don't have time to come tell us to lock down, we have enough sense to do that; we've seen them going around and the helicopters."

[link to www.wfaa.com]

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2 assailants dressed in all black, wearing bulletproof vests, ambushed the prosecutor this morning at 8:50am outside the county courthouse. Texas Rangers, Highway Patrol and several other agencies are involved in the manhunt of the 2 assailants who fled in an older model silver Ford Taurus.

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An assistant district attorney with the Kaufman County District Attorney’s Office has been shot and killed. The shooting happened around 8:50 a.m.

[link to dfw.cbslocal.com]

At a news conference, local law enforcement officials decried the shooting as an attack on the criminal justice system.

Sheriff David Byrnes says shooting a prosecutor is "the next level, you are not supposed to attack this level

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Assistant DA Mark Hassy is the victim.

Yep...I'm watching it here:
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No arrests have been reported in connection with the shooting. Police said witnesses have reported two shooters wearing all black, one or both of them possibly wearing a tactical-type vest, and driving an older, silver Ford Taurus.

Chris Aulbaugh, Kaufman Chief of Police, said they have not yet confirmed that there were two people involved in the shooting and if the shooter(s) were wearing a tactical jacket as described.

Is it bad if I smiled a little bit?

During a press conference, Sheriff David Burns and Police Chief Chris Aulbaugh said the assistant DA was heading to misdemeanor court when he was assaulted and gunned down.

"When you get up into the level, you are really attacking society as a whole because our whole society is based on our criminal justice system and getting our day in court," Burns said. "This is not how to handle our business."

[link to www.wfaa.com]

Authorities believe that at least one person, possibly two, were involved in the shooting – both are still at large. State troopers have confirmed that an all points bulletin has been put out for two males, wearing all black clothing and some type of vests, possibly tactical. Chief Aulbaugh said, “We had some witnesses that saw an individual fleeing the area on foot and getting into a vehicle.” That vehicle is described as a possibly dark brown or silver-colored sedan, similar to a Ford Taurus, with no license plates.

[link to dfw.cbslocal.com]

The news just said It was a well planned hit. I thought I heard them say that the Assistant DA, had a concealed carry permit too.

Now is not the time for jokes, Sheriff.

Authorities with knowledge of the assistant DA’s caseload say he had been heavily involved in the investigation of members of the Aryan Brotherhood.

Officials now are reviewing those cases to determine if today’s shooting might be connected to that probe.

[link to crimeblog.dallasnews.com]

I don't like the way this is starting to sound.

What? Who is cracking jokes? This is serious stuff.

OMG...CNN is so predictable. First they do a piece with one of the Sandy Hook victim dads, then they talk about stores putting a 1-3 box limit on the amount of ammo people can purchase. After the break..... Assistant DA in Texas has been gunned down in cold blood.

Trying not to cry...

These DA's are so corrupt its not even funny. They threaten people with 30 year sentences for nonsense charges and force them to take bullshit please for petty crimes and give them huge sentences.

Sounds like he pissed off the wrong guy.

Whatever.

Mark Hasse was the DA in Dallas County and moved to Kaufman to take a job as Assistant DA. (Per CNN) He has been practicing law for 31 years.



31 years since Mark E. Hasse was first licensed to practice law.
State License status Year acquired Last updated by Avvo
Texas Eligible To Practice In Texas

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For a man who has been practicing law for 31 years, I'm having a difficult time finding info on any cases he has worked on. I find that odd.

I saw this!!

Thanks for the Pin mods!