Letcher County Sheriff Shawn Stines, 43, of McRoberts, Ky., was taken into custody at the Letcher County Courthouse without incident following the shooting.
Letcher County, Ky., District Judge Kevin Mullins was shot and killed in his chambers Thursday by the county's sheriff, police say. WHITESBURG, Kentucky — A county sheriff has been charged with murder after police say he shot and killed a judge Thursday during an argument inside the judge’s chambers.
Officers were called to the courthouse just before 3 p.m. after receiving reports of shots fired inside the building. “Sadly, I have been informed that a district judge in Letcher County was shot and killed in his chambers this afternoon,” Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said in a statement on social media. “There is far too much violence in this world and I pray there is a path to a better tomorrow.”Lead county prosecutor Matt Butler described an outpouring of sympathy as he recused himself and his office from investigations in the shooting, citing social and family ties to Mullins.
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