County Sheriff Shoots Judge in Courtroom Chambers After ‘Argument’: Cops
A sheriff in rural eastern Kentucky shot and killed a district judge in the county courthouse, police confirmed on Thursday night.
Letcher County Sheriff Shawn M. Stines, 43, shot District Judge Kevin Mullins, 54, following an argument inside the Letcher County Courthouse on Thursday afternoon, Kentucky State Police confirmed in a news release.
Mullins was treated by first responders for “multiple gunshot wounds,” police said, but died at the scene.