Community reacts to courthouse shooting

LETCHER COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) – Several community members in Letcher County are in shock following the shooting at the courthouse on Thursday.

Letcher County Sheriff Mickey Stines is accused of shooting District Judge Kevin Mullins in his office.

Stines was charged with first-degree murder and is being held at the Leslie County Detention Center.

Kentucky State Police troopers told WYMT they had no additional information on the case as of Friday morning.

Stines declined to give an interview from jail. Letcher County Judge-Executive Terry Adams also declined to comment.

The Letcher County Courthouse is closed to the public.

Several people are in a state of shock as a result of the incident.

A woman who did not want to reveal her identity said the community is devastated.

“It has devastated our entire community. They are both important figures in the area and are part of people’s daily lives. Knowing that they are not here, that they are not present, is horrible,” she said.

Another man who said he had been cutting Mullins’ hair for a decade added that he couldn’t believe what happened to the judge.

WYMT will have more coverage of the incident on its Friday night newscasts.

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