A Kentucky judge was shot to death in his own chambers by a local sheriff and the chilling footage has been shown in court.

The case in which Former Letcher County Sheriff Shawn "Mickey" Stines is accused of killing a district judge will be heard by a grand jury next.

The Letcher County community and others nationwide are left looking for answers as to what led up to it and why this tragedy happened. Here’s a timeline of what we know so far.

Sobs could be heard in a Kentucky courtroom Tuesday as prosecutors played a short video that appears to show Letcher County, Kentucky Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines shooting District Judge Kevin ...

A Kentucky State Police detective testified about the shooting of Judge Kevin Mullins, offering new information in Sheriff ...

During a preliminary hearing for a Kentucky sheriff accused of shooting a circuit judge, video was played for the courtroom ...

In security video that captured the courthouse slaying of a Kentucky judge, the sheriff charged in the death appears to shoot ...

Judge Rupert Wilhoit found probable cause during a hearing Tuesday in the case against former Letcher County Sheriff Shawn ...

The video was played in court this week and appears to show former Letcher County Sheriff Mickey Stines confronting Letcher ...

Video showing a Kentucky judge being gunned down in his chambers was played during a court hearing for the ex-sheriff who is ...

A video captured inside the chambers of a Letcher County district judge shows the county sheriff shooting him. The video, ...

Letcher County Sheriff Shawn "Mickey" Stines is charged with first-degree murder in the killing of District Judge Kevin ...