A district court judge in Kentucky was fatally shot in his chambers Thursday afternoon, Gov. Andy Beshear said.

A Kentucky district judge was killed in a courthouse shooting on Thursday, the state’s Gov. Andy Beshear (D) said. “Sadly, I have been informed that a district judge in Letcher County was shot and

Kentucky District Judge Kevin Mullins was allegedly shot and killed by a sheriff on Thursday afternoon while in his chambers. Gov. Andy Beshear rebuked the violence in a public statement.