KAUFMAN, Texas (AP) - Authorities are investigating
whether the killing of a Texas county prosecutor earlier this year is
linked to the slaying of Colorado's prison director.
Kaufman police chief Chris Aulbaugh said Friday the
FBI is checking to see if the January shooting death of Kaufman County
Assistant District Attorney Mark Hasse is connected to Tuesday's killing
of prison chief Tom Clements.
Hasse was killed about 100 miles away from where
former Colorado inmate and white supremacist Evan Spencer Ebel died
Thursday after a shootout with deputies. Investigators are trying to
determine if Ebel is linked to Clements' death.
Aulbaugh calls the investigation routine for
attacks that appear similar. Both targeted law enforcement officials.
Authorities have investigated whether Hasse's death could be linked to a
white supremacist gang.
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