A Kentucky state judge was shot and killed in his chambers on Thursday afternoon, state officials announced.
District Judge Kevin Mullins was found with gunshot wounds just after 3 p.m. EST and soon died after officers attempted life saving measures, a representative with the Kentucky State Police said in a press conference.
Letcher County Sheriff Mickey Stines was arrested on suspicion of the fatal shooting, according to the state police. The shooting followed an argument between Stines and Mullins in the courthouse.
The shooting happened at the Letcher County Courthouse in Whitesburg, Ky., Gov. Andy Beshear (D) said in a ...
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