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Signs indicating that the Letcher County Courthouse is closed on Friday, Sept. 20, 2024, in Whitesburg, Ky. A preliminary investigation indicates Letcher County Sheriff Shawn Mickey Stines shot District Judge Kevin Mullins multiple times following an argument inside the courthouse, according to Kentucky State Police. (AP Photo/Randy Sartin)The Letcher County Sheriff's Department is seen on Friday, Sept. 20, 2024, in Whitesburg, Ky. A preliminary investigation indicates Letcher County Sheriff Shawn Mickey Stines shot District Judge Kevin Mullins multiple times following an argument inside the courthouse, according to Kentucky State Police. (AP Photo/Randy Sartin)An aerial view shows Whitesburg, Ky., on Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. A preliminary investigation indicates Letcher County Sheriff Shawn Mickey Stines shot District Judge Kevin Mullins multiple times following an argument inside the courthouse, according to Kentucky State Police. (AP Photo/Randy Sartin)The Letcher County Sheriff's Department is seen on Friday, Sept. 20, 2024, in Whitesburg, Ky. A preliminary investigation indicates Letcher County Sheriff Shawn Mickey Stines shot District Judge Kevin Mullins multiple times following an argument inside the courthouse, according to Kentucky State Police. (AP Photo/Randy Sartin)An aerial view shows Whitesburg, Ky., on Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. A preliminary investigation indicates Letcher County Sheriff Shawn Mickey Stines shot District Judge Kevin Mullins multiple times following an argument inside the courthouse, according to Kentucky State Police. (AP Photo/Randy Sartin)The Letcher County jail is seen on Friday, Sept. 20, 2024, in Whitesburg, Ky. A preliminary investigation indicates Letcher County Sheriff Shawn Mickey Stines shot District Judge Kevin Mullins multiple times following an argument inside the courthouse, according to Kentucky State Police. (AP Photo/Randy Sartin)Signs indicate that the Letcher County Courthouse is closed on Friday, Sept. 20, 2024, in Whitesburg, Ky. A preliminary investigation indicates Letcher County Sheriff Shawn Mickey Stines shot District Judge Kevin Mullins multiple times following an argument inside the courthouse, according to Kentucky State Police. (AP Photo/Randy Sartin)Downtown Whitesburg in Letcher County is seen on Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. A preliminary investigation indicates Letcher County Sheriff Shawn Mickey Stines shot District Judge Kevin Mullins multiple times following an argument inside the courthouse, according to Kentucky State Police. (AP Photo/Randy Sartin)A sign is posted in the window at the Letcher County County Courthouse on Friday, Sept. 20, 2024, in Whitesburg, Ky. A preliminary investigation indicates Letcher County Sheriff Shawn Mickey Stines shot District Judge Kevin Mullins multiple times following an argument inside the courthouse, according to Kentucky State Police. (AP Photo/Randy Sartin)This undated photo provided by Kentucky Court of Justice shows slain District Judge Kevin Mullins. (Kentucky Court of Justice via AP)This booking photo provided by Leslie County Detention Center in Kentucky on Friday, Sept. 20, 2024 shows Letcher County Sheriff Shawn M. Stines (Leslie County Detention Center via AP)The outside of the Letcher County courthouse is shown on Friday, Sept. 20, 2024 in Whitesburg, Ky. (AP Photos/Dylan Lovan)The front of the Letcher County Sheriff's Dept. office is shown on Friday, Sept. 20, 2024 in Whitesburg, Ky. (AP Photos/Dylan Lovan)
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Signs indicating that the Letcher County Courthouse is closed on Friday, Sept. 20, 2024, in Whitesburg, Ky. A preliminary investigation indicates Letcher County Sheriff Shawn Mickey Stines shot District Judge Kevin Mullins multiple times following an argument inside the courthouse, according to Kentucky State Police. (AP Photo/Randy Sartin)