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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSo- we've had quite a few Police and Law Enforcement shot in North Texas this week.
Right now, 2 men dressed in black tactical gear just Killed an asst DA. Multiple police officer ,rapid transit officers shot in varying degrees.
Texas Police officers want weapons to be registered. Don't let those NRA assholes tell you otherwise.
more info... breaking news.
Recursion
(56,582 posts)What?
madville
(7,403 posts)Sounds like an obvious hit
LeftInTX
(25,101 posts)Update at 11:52 a.m.:
Officials continue to withhold the slain prosecutors name until his family can be notified, but details have begun to emerge about his recent cases.
Authorities with knowledge of the assistant DAs caseload say he had been heavily involved in the investigation of members of the Aryan Brotherhood.
http://crimeblog.dallasnews.com/2013/01/county-employee-shot-outside-courthouse-in-downtown-kaufman.html/
nick of time
(651 posts)then they just royally fucked up. Killing a DA is guaranteed to get the full weight of Local, State and Federal authorities after their sorry asses.
I hope that this gang is destroyed regardless of whether or not their responsible.
Lone_Star_Dem
(28,158 posts)Today's shooting was quite a shock, it was a flat out premeditated murder.
Mnemosyne
(21,363 posts)the safety in being armed argument?
w8liftinglady
(23,278 posts)He was ALWAYS armed, according to WFAA,because of his background. He was also a prosecuter in Dallas County prior to this. There are "rumors" that two Aryan Brotherhood member had been tapped to do this (not confirmed).
Mnemosyne
(21,363 posts)Hope you are doing well lady!
w8liftinglady
(23,278 posts)The Kaufman County, Texas, assistant district attorney, who NBC has identified as Mark Hasse, was ambushed by at least one gunman as he walked from his car to the county courtroom at 8:50 a.m. today
Victim was assaulted and shot multiple times before dying of his injuries in hospital
Hasse was heavily involved in the investigation of members of the Aryan Brotherhood and investigators are working to determine if the two cases are linked