Courthouse Shooting Kentucky - Letcher County Sheriff's office - 9-20-2024
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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The lawsuit accuses the sheriff of “deliberate indifference in failing to adequately train and supervise” the deputy.
According to KSP, Letcher County Sheriff Shawn M. Stines shot District Judge Kevin Mullins multiple times following an argument inside the courthouse.
The fatal shooting stunned the tight-knit town of Whitesburg, the county seat, with a population of about 1,700 people.
