“This community is small in nature, and we’re all shook,” Kentucky State Police Trooper Matt Gayheart said at a Thursday evening news conference.
“The Letcher County Courthouse is one of the last that you can walk into without a metal detector or security at the front door,” said Matt Butler, commonwealth’s attorney for Letcher County, in a video statement Friday.
Letcher County Sheriff Shawn M. Stines has been arrested Thursday in connection with the fatal shooting of a district judge inside a courthouse, Kentucky State Police (KSP) said.
“I know Kentucky State Police are investigating it, and I feel confident that they will hopefully provide some answers on why.
In remembrance of Mullins, flags at all Kentucky Court of Justice facilities will be lowered to half-staff through Monday.
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