Deadly shooting of Kentucky judge at courthouse was captured on video

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Deadly ********* of Kentucky judge at courthouse was captured on video

In security video that captured the

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, the sheriff charged in the ****** appears to ****** at the judge multiple times while the judge crawled on the floor, scrambling for cover.

The video, which was played in court this week, and appears to show former Letcher County Sheriff Mickey Stines confronting Letcher County District Judge Kevin Mullins in Mullins’ chambers in Whitesburg on Sept. 19.

Stines last week pleaded not guilty to a first-degree ******* charge. A lawyer representing him did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday.

Mullins, 54, was shot multiple times and ***** at the scene. Stines, 43, surrendered to authorities at the courthouse.

In the video, which does not include any audio, Stines is in the office facing Mullins, who appears to be in a robe sitting at a desk covered in paperwork with a laptop half-open.

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An image from video appears to show former Letcher County Sheriff Mickey Stines, right, in the office, facing Letcher County District Judge Kevin Mullins. The image was blurred by NBC News.

Mullins can be seen putting both hands up shortly before Stines appears to ****** at him multiple times. Mullins falls to the ground and manages to crawl under the desk, and Stines, on his way out the door, appears to ***** at him multiple times.

The video was played in court Tuesday during a court hearing for Stines.

A spokesman for the Kentucky State Police, the agency investigating the *********, has said the ********* occurred after an argument but has not identified a possible motive.

A lawyer for Stines announced

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after Gov. Andy Beshear threatened to remove him from his job.

The lawyer, Jeremy Bartley, said in a statement that the decision to step down was not a concession to the ******* charge.

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