On Thursday, September 19, at approximately 2:55 p.m. EST, Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post 13, Hazard received a 9-1-1 call from the Letcher County Courthouse after reports of shots fired.
Kentucky State Police, after a preliminary investigation, determined 43 year-old Letcher County Sheriff Shawn M. “Mickey” Stines fatally shot 54 year-old District Judge Kevin Mullins following an argument inside the courthouse.
Stines was taken into custody and has been charged with First Degree Murder.
Kentucky State Police Post 13′s investigation is ongoing.
An executive order was signed by Letcher County Judge-Executive Terry Adams for the Letcher County Courthouse to be closed on Friday, September 20.
Source: WAVE
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