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

Investigators are trying to determine why a Kentucky sheriff allegedly shot and killed a district judge after they argued ...

WHITESBURG, Ky. (AP) — Residents of a tiny Appalachian town struggled Friday to cope with a shooting involving two of its ...

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

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

Authorities say Letcher County Sheriff Shawn M. Stines, 43, shot District Judge Kevin Mullins, 54, on Thursday afternoon ...

A district judge is dead and a county sheriff has been arrested in connection to a fatal shooting at the Letcher County ...

District Judge Kevin Mullins, 54, was pronounced dead at the scene. Letcher County Sheriff Shawn M. Stines, 43, was arrested ...

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

A Kentucky sheriff charged with fatally shooting a judge inside his chambers was accused of failing to investigate claims ...

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

The fatal shooting stunned the tight-knit town of Whitesburg, the county seat, with a population of about 1,700 people, 145 ...