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.

Letcher County Sheriff Mickey Stines has been charged with murder in the shooting of District Judge Kevin Mullins at the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

The two men were seen getting ready to go to lunch on the day of the shooting. Hours later, Judge Kevin Mullins was dead from ...

Residents of a tiny Appalachian town struggled Friday to cope with a shooting involving two of its most prominent citizens: a ...

Residents of a tiny Appalachian town are struggling to cope with a shooting involving two of its most prominent citizens: a Kentucky judge who was gunned ...