Stines, 43 - a man whose role made him responsible for judges’ personal security - gunned down District Judge Kevin Mullins, ...

The violence erupted after an argument inside the courthouse, police said. It wasn’t clear what led to the shooting.

Communities across Kentucky were rocked on Thursday after a courthouse shooting took place in the small town of Whitesburg.

It’s just so sad. I just hate it,” said Mike Watts, the Letcher County circuit court clerk. “Both of them are friends of mine ...

Investigators are searching for a motive after a Kentucky sheriff was arrested for allegedly gunning down a judge in his ...

The community of Whitesburg, Kentucky is in shock following the aftermath of a shooting resulting in a judge's death and the ...

Kentucky State Police say Letcher County Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines shot District Judge Kevin Mullins multiple times ...

The sheriff charged with murder in the shooting of a rural Kentucky judge in his courthouse chambers was accused in a federal ...

Letcher County Sheriff Shawn M. Stines, 43, was taken into custody at the scene without incident, police said. He was charged ...

In Whitesburg of the US state of Kentucky, a district judge was shot dead in his courthouse office on Thursday afternoon. The ...

A judge was fatally shot in his chambers by a local sheriff after an argument at a courthouse in Whitesburg, Ky., on Thursday ...