Judge Kevin Mullins, 54, was fatally shot in a courthouse at Whitesburg, Kentucky, on Thursday afternoon, according to ...

Kentucky District Judge Kevin Mullins was allegedly shot and killed by a sheriff on Thursday afternoon while in his chambers.

Kentucky District Judge Kevin Mullins was allegedly shot and killed by a sheriff on Thursday afternoon while in his chambers.

Kentucky District Judge Kevin Mullins was shot and killed by a sheriff on Thursday afternoon while in his chambers. Gov. Andy ...

The governor said the judge was fatally shot in his chambers, and police said the sheriff opened fire following an argument.

A county sheriff was arrested Thursday after he allegedly shot and killed a district court judge in the southern US state of Kentucky.

A spokesperson for the Kentucky State Police’s post in the region told the Daily Beast an investigation into the “isolated incident” was ongoing.

A Kentucky sheriff allegedly shot and killed a state judge on Thursday in a rural Kentucky courthouse after an argument.

A judge in a rural Kentucky county was shot and killed at the local courthouse on Thursday, Gov. Andy Beshear announced.

Letcher County Sheriff Shawn Stines has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a Kentucky District Judge Kevin ...