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发帖数: 16484 | 1 地区检察官夫妇被枪杀，2个月前其上司在法院门口被枪杀。
Kaufman County DA, wife slain; link to Hasse murder probed
FORNEY — Kaufman County District Attorney Mike McLelland and his wife
Cynthia were found shot dead inside their home near Forney on Saturday night
, a chilling crime that put law enforcement agencies across Texas on high
alert and shook prosecutors, defense attorneys and others in legal circles
around North Texas.
Late Saturday night, sources said a .223-caliber rifle was used in the
murders, with approximately 14 rounds being fired.
The McLellands might have been murdered up to 24 hours before their bodies
were discovered at 6 p.m. Saturday, sources said. A police officer friend
came to the house to check on them and discovered the front door opened —
then found their bodies inside.
The district attorney's body was found in a hallway where he appeared to
have tried to get away, sources said. McLelland's wife, Cynthia, was found
dead in a front room in their house.
Their bodies were not removed from the house until 8:30 a.m. Sunday.
The FBI and the Texas Rangers are taking the lead role in the probe, but
Kaufman County Sheriff David Byrnes said Sunday afternoon that "all official
information regarding this investigation will come through the sheriff's
office."
After an initial investigation, nothing appeared to be missing from the home
, sources added.
Investigators now believe the double murder of the DA and his wife is likely
related to the Mark Hasse murder investigation.
Almost two months ago, Hasse, McLelland's top deputy, was gunned down in
broad daylight just a few steps from the county courthouse. He was murdered
on January 31 as he walked to his office from a parking lot.
A task force of multiple local, state and federal agencies have investigated
dozens of leads, but have so far been unable to develop any suspects in the
Hasse murder.
On Sunday, Sheriff Byrnes said his department has "nothing indicating" a
connection between the two high-profile cases.
McLelland vowed to hunt down Hasse's killer, and was confident that person
would be brought to justice.
"He knows and I know there will be a reckoning," the D.A. said at Hasse's
memorial service. "Too many people are focusing on that. That's not going to
be a problem."
Kaufman County Sheriff's Lt. Justin Lewis said he couldn't discuss the
investigation in detail, including how the couple died and whether
authorities believe their deaths are linked to Hasse's fatal shooting on
January 31.
Kaufman County deputies, the FBI, Texas Rangers, the Texas Department of
Public Safety and Forney police are all involved in the investigation.
"It is very unusual to see public officials killed in this manner," said ABC
News senior justice correspondent Pierre Thomas on "Good Morning America."
"If prosecutors are being executed, this is a nightmare scenario; so that's
why you see the ATF and FBI actively assisting."
Late Saturday night, news media was asked to leave their positions near the
house as law enforcement agencies widened the crime scene.
A neighbor told News 8 police were outside the house when she returned home
around 9 p.m. Saturday. The neighbor said McLelland and his wife were
friendly people.
"I'm very very scared," said Vanessa Hernandez. "It's really hard to imagine
something like this happening in the neighborhood."
"Residents shouldn't live in fear," said Forney Mayor Darren Rozell. "This
was targeted ... it appears this was not a random act."
One district attorney in a neighboring county has already asked for
increased security, and the McLelland case could lead to additional measures
being taken at courthouses throughout the region.
"This appears to be a bonafide mystery... and a potentially chilling one at
that," Thomas said.
Sheriff Byrnes said anyone with information for investigators can contact a
special tip line at 877-847-7522 or visit the Kaufman County Crime Stoppers
website.
According to the district attorney's official biography, the McLellands have
five children, one of whom is a Dallas police officer.
The number of attacks on prosecutors, judges and senior law enforcement
officers in the U.S. has spiked in the past three years, according to Glenn
McGovern, an investigator with the Santa Clara County, Calif., District
Attorney's Office who tracks such cases.
But they're still rare. McLelland is the 13th prosecutor in the U.S. that
the National Association of District Attorneys has recorded killed since the
organization began keeping track in the 1960s.
It was unclear Sunday who will serve as the district attorney for Kaufman
County. The county judge said he will ask the governor to appoint a new
district attorney as soon as possible.
The county courthouse will be open Monday, but the district attorney's
office will be closed.
The Associated Press contributed to this report. | p********7
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