They'd been friends for years and were two well-known elected officials. So why would Letcher County's sheriff shoot its only ...

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

Letcher County Sheriff Shawn M. Stines, 43 - a man whose role made him responsible for judges’ personal security - gunned ...

The death of Kevin Mullins Thursday shocked close-knit Whitesburg, Kentucky. The sheriff charged with murder is accused of ...

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

Stines, 43, shot District Judge Kevin Mullins, 54, on Thursday afternoon after an argument inside the Letcher County ...

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

They'd been friends for years and were two well-known elected officials. So why would Letcher County's sheriff shoot its only ...

The police say a sheriff shot District Judge Kevin Mullins inside the courthouse on Thursday afternoon before turning himself ...

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

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

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 ...