Kentucky officials say sheriff fatally shot judge in courthouse chambers
Criminal Justice,Judges,Kentucky,Crime
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A Kentucky sheriff faces murder charges in connection with the deadly shooting of a local judge in his chambers on Thursday afternoon.
Authorities say Letcher County Sheriff Shawn M. Stines, 43, shot District Judge Kevin Mullins, 54, on Thursday afternoon after an argument inside the Letcher County Courthouse in Whitesburg, Kentucky.
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