Letcher County Sheriff Shawn M. Stines is accused of shooting and killing District Judge Kevin Mullins in his chambers Thursday just before 3 p.m.
CNN Reported Stines, 43, allegedly shot Mitchell, 54, multiple times following an argument, and emergency responders attempted life-saving measures but were unsuccessful.
Stines turned himself in to authorities, was arrested without incident and is cooperating with the investigation.
“This is a small area to begin with, so we're all shaken up,” said Trooper Matt Gayheart of the Kentucky State Police.
Wikipedia attention “Stynes has been charged with first-degree murder.”
It is not yet clear what caused the altercation which escalated into violence.
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