A judge in a rural Kentucky county was shot dead in his courtroom on Thursday and the local sheriff was charged with murder, police said. According to the Kentucky State Police, preliminary investigations indicate that Letcher County Sheriff Shawn M. Stines shot District Judge Kevin Mullins multiple times following an argument in the courthouse. Mullins, […]
LETCHER COUNTY, Kentucky (WYMT/WKYT) – A judge is dead after a shooting at the Letcher County Courthouse. The Mountain Eagle reports that Letcher County Sheriff Mickey Stines is accused of shooting District Judge Kevin Mullins in his office. Letcher County Sheriff Mickey Stines (left) and District Judge Kevin Mullins (right).(WKYT) The medical examiner confirmed that […]
LETCHER COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT/WKYT) – UPDATE (5:38 p.m.) – The Mountain Eagle reports that Letcher County Sheriff Mickey Stines is accused of shooting District Judge Kevin Mullins in his office. Governor Andy Beshear released a statement on X confirming the same news: “Sadly, I was informed that a district judge in Letcher County was shot […]
LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) – UPDATE (8.35pm): The body found near Exit 49 in the Daniel Boone National Forest is believed to be that of Joseph Couch, authorities said. Previously, a twelve-day manhunt had been underway for Couch, who shot and injured five people on I-75 on September 7. For ongoing coverage following the 8:30 […]
LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) – Authorities believe the body found in the area of the I-75 mass murder is that of Joseph Couch. According to Kentucky State Police, the body was found near Exit 49. Officials say officers are still investigating the crime scene and are waiting for a positive identification, but items found at […]
TEMPE, AZ (AZFamily) – A shooting at Arizona Mills Mall in Tempe on Friday left shoppers fearful and some hiding inside stores. It happened around 7:30 p.m. at the mall near Interstate 10 and Baseline Road. Police said there was no active use of firearms and no one was injured. Officers initially spoke of a […]
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) – The victim of a shooting in Charleston Wednesday night has been identified. According to a press release from Charleston Police, the shooting victim was 21-year-old Jyilek Harrington of Charlotte. According to CPD, officers responded to a disturbance call in the 700 block of Regency Drive where multiple shots were fired. Charleston […]
KNOX COUNTY, Kentucky (WYMT) – The man being sought in southern Kentucky actually served a prison sentence earlier this year. Joseph Couch was arrested after his neighbor obtained a warrant for his arrest. A Knox County man said he had no problems with Couch when he moved into his home in Gray Township several years […]
OMAHA, Nebraska (WBTV) – Nebraska police responded to a shooting at Omaha High School on Tuesday, just days after four people were killed in a shooting at a Georgia school. At least one person was shot at Northwest High School in Omaha, Nebraska, on Tuesday, September 10, our partner WOWT reported Tuesday afternoon. The victim […]
A survival expert told Newsweek that shooting suspect Joseph A. Couch could survive in the Kentucky woods for a “very long time” as the manhunt enters its fourth day. Schools remained closed as the community remained in fear and terror while the large-scale search continued. A $25,000 reward was offered for information leading to the […]
