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What made the killing stand out at the time it happened is how for a lack of a better word, i guess, is how professional the killer or killers seemed in this shooting. the assistant d.a., mark hasse, parked his car in a parking lot about a block away from the county courthouse where he was working. a sudan reportedly pulled up alongside him, either one or two people got out of the sudan and shot him multiple time said. the suspects were described as being dressed in all black, having their faces covered, and wearing, quote, tactical style vests. the suspect or suspects then got back into the v...

So it's a bizarre case, but again, no suspects, no leads, no identified motive. at a press conference the day assistant d.a. mark hasse was killed, his boss, the prosecutor in that county, the elected district attorney in that county, did not mince his words. >> any assistance that anyone can give us in finding the people who did this will be greatly appreciated. anything that you people can do to accelerate our getting our hands on this scum will be appreciated. i hope that the people that did this are watching because we're very confident that we're going to find you. we're going to pull you...

Caliber high-powered rifle, and then there's this twist n.december, a month before mark hasse was killed, the texas department of public safety issued a statewide bulletin warning that it had received, quote, credible information that members of the aryan brotherhood white supremacist group was planning to retaliate, actively planning to retaliate against law enforcement officials they suspected of targeting the gang's leadership. law enforcement officials say they are now taking extra precautions to protect other elected officials in kaufman county. the courthouse will be open for business on...

Might have to do with all of it. >> anything you people can do to accelerate getting our hands on this scum will be appreciated. >> reporter: mike mcclelland's tough talking texas swagger was on full display when he vowed to come after the killer of his assistant prosecutor mark hasse. he was gunned down in broad daylight as he walked to work at the kaufman county courthouse back in january. >> i hope that the people that did this are watching because we're very confident that we're going to find you. we're going to pull you out of whatever hole you're in. we're going to bring you back and let...

Pulls the trouble. look for prosecutions in anyone who knew about the killings. they will be in line for prosecution, too. this killer will be caught. he is already -- >> you can get the death penalty for conspiracy. if this is something that has been hashed out of, say, a prison gang, and someone on the outside joined that conspiracy there are a lot of people that can face the death penalty. >> you are absolutely correct. it is harder to get a death penalty verdict from a jury unless you absolutely pull the trigger but they will be facing the penalty. and there is no place in the united state...