LETCHER COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT/WKYT) - A judge is dead after a shooting at the Letcher County Courthouse.

The Mountain Eagle is reporting that Letcher County Sheriff Mickey Stines is accused of shooting District Judge Kevin Mullins in his office.

The coroner confirms one person was killed in the shooting but did not identify that person as Mullins. However, Governor Andy Beshear says he has been informed that a judge in Letcher County was shot and killed in his chambers Thursday afternoon.

Before being appointed by Gov. Steve Beshear in 2009, Mullins was an assistant commonwealth attorney for nine and a half years. As a prosecutor, he primarily focused on drug-related offenses. As a judge, Mullins gained attention for his efforts to treat those with drug addictions rather than keeping them behind bars. In 2010, he started a program allowing inmates with substance use disorders to enroll in inpatient treatment as a condition of their pretrial release.

In a social media post, Attorney General Russell Coleman announced that his office will collaborate with the commonwealth’s attorney for the 27th Judicial Circuit, Jackie Steele, as special prosecutors in this case.

This is a developing story.