Texas prosecutor killed in ambush

Friday, February 1, 2013

— An assistant district attorney was shot and killed Thursday morning near the North Texas county courthouse where he worked, and authorities said they were searching for two suspects.

Mark Hasse, 57, had exited his vehicle in the parking lot behind the Kaufman County Courthouse annex and was walking toward the building when he was shot multiple times just before 9 a.m., said Kaufman County spokesman Pat Laney. Hasse was taken away in an ambulance, Laney said.

Investigators were searching for two suspects believed to have fled in an older model Ford Taurus either brown or silver in color.

Officials didn’t immediately indicate any motive for the shooting.

Kaufman Independent School District Superintendent Todd Williams said all schools in the district were placed on lock down as authorities searched for the suspects, and officials eventually decided to close the buildings for the day.

Laney said a $10,000 reward was being offered.

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