A key question is what may have led to the shooting.

A Kentucky sheriff accused of killing a state judge in a shooting that rocked the Letcher County courthouse Sept. 19 made the “difficult decision”...

Sheriff Shawn Stines made his first appearance in court as a defendant in the case that has shaken the small rural community of Letcher County, Ky.

Sheriff Shawn Stines has been charged with first-degree murder following the fatal shooting of Judge Kevin Mullins in his chambers.

Sheriff Shawn Stines has been charged with first-degree murder following the fatal shooting of Judge Kevin Mullins in his chambers.

A Kentucky sheriff has been arrested after fatally shooting a judge in his chambers, police say.

A Kentucky sheriff has been arrested after fatally shooting a judge in his chambers, police say.

In an incident that left one person dead, a Kentucky sheriff was arrested after shooting a judge at the Letcher County Courthouse in Whitesburg,...

Residents of a tiny Appalachian town struggled Friday to cope with a shooting involving two of its most prominent citizens: a judge who was gunned...