An assistant District Attorney in Texas was shot and killed on the courthouse steps
In Kaufman, TX an assistant district attorney was shot and killed by two men on Thursday. Authorities are still looking for the two men however authorities believe the shooting was connected to the prosecutor's job because it occurred very near the courthouse while the prosecutor was on his way to the courthouse.
57 year old Mark Hasse was shot several times at approximately 8:00 a.m. near the Kaufman County Courthouse. It is unusual for a district attorney to be attacked in their capacity as a district attorney. In my experience defense attorneys are much more likely to be attacked, however it is not unheard of to have a district attorney attacked.
A couple of years ago a district attorney in Fresno, CA was attacked while a defendant was being sentenced. The defendant was being sentenced to several years in prison for multiple gang offenses when he picked up a microphone and hurled it at the Deputy District Attorney. The district attorney was not seriously injured however the defendant was charged with additional charges that are punishable by several years in prison.
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