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 ...

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

The images of a Kentucky sheriff appearing to gun down District Judge Kevin Mullins appear to show "a cold-blooded murder, exactly as charged,” according to attorney Matt Murphy. He tells NewsNation’s ...

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 ...

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 ...

A detective testified the fatal shooting of Kentucky Judge Kevin Mullins by Sheriff Mickey Stines followed calls to the ...