US Judge gunned down inside courthouse

In a rather tragic incident of shooting in United States (US), a district judge was shot dead inside the courthouse and the Sheriff, Stines has been arrested in the same case.

District Judge Kevin Mullins died at the scene after being shot multiple times in the Letcher County Courthouse, Kentucky State Police said.

Letcher County Sheriff Shawn Stines, 43, has been charged with one count of first-degree murder.
Kentucky sheriff has been arrested after fatally shooting a judge in his chambers, police say.
Officials said Mullins, 54, was shot multiple times at around 14:00 local time on Thursday at the court in Whitesburg, Kentucky, a small rural town about 150 miles (240km) south-east of Lexington.

The shooting happened on Thursday after an argument inside the court, police said, but they have not yet revealed a motive.