Flags flew at half staff outside the Kaufman County Courthouse, not far from where Mark Hasse was shot. (Ron Baselice/Staff Photographer)
Funeral services for slain Kaufman County prosecutor Mark Hasse have been set for Saturday in Terrell.
Hasse, 57, was fatally shot near his car Thursday morning in a parking lot routinely used by Kaufman County officials. Local, state and federal authorities are working around the clock to identify his killers.
Funeral services have been set for 2 p.m. Saturday at the Terrell school district?s Performing Arts Center at 400 Poetry Road in Terrell, Texas.
?People are still really in a state of disbelief that this could happen here,? said County Judge Bruce Wood. ?That?s the part that?s just really troubling but we?re hoping and praying that law enforcement will find some clues.?
The Kaufman County district attorney?s office re-opened for business Monday, and the United States Honor Flag was taken under escort to Kaufman as a tribute to Hasse. The flag has been used around the nation to honor fallen law enforcement officers and emergency workers.
About 400 people attended a noontime ceremony during which the flag was raised. The flag will be lowered in another ceremony at 4 p.m. Tuesday.
Mark Hasse
Wood said Kaufman County officials have been grateful and appreciative of the outpouring of support from elsewhere in the state and nationally.
Authorities have said that up to two people shot Hasse multiple times Thursday morning before fleeing in a car in what can only be described as a well-planned assault. Hasse?s killers concealed their identities and may have been wearing ski masks and hoodies. They have been described as wearing all black attire and possibly tactical vests.
Authorities have few clues as to the identity of the attackers. Investigators are continuing to sift through Hasse?s old cases to look for a possible motivate for the slayings. Officials also hope that a hefty reward ?$80,000 and growing ? could lead to a tip that cracks the case.
In the aftermath of Hasse?s slaying, officials have increased security in the downtown Kaufman area, including at the parking lot where Hasse was killed. Wood said officials are beginning to look at what other security measures can reasonably be done over the longer term. One of those will likely be the installation of cameras, he said.
Wood described Hasse?s killing as an ?attack on our criminal justice system.?
?That?s one of the very basic fabrics of our free and open society,? he said. ?That what makes this murder so devastating and so important that eventually someone is brought to justice for this.?
The Reward
A reward of $80,000 is now being offered for an arrest and conviction in the slaying of Mark Hasse. Anyone with information can call Kaufman County Crime Stoppers at 1-877-847-7522. Donations to the Crime Stoppers reward fund can also be made payable to the Mark Hasse Fund at any area American National Bank of Texas location.
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