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Suspect apprehended following active shooter situation at Letcher County courthouse in eastern Ky.

Jimmy Emerson
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Active shooter situation at Whitesburg courthouse. KSP have suspect in custody

Reports of an active shooter led to someone being taken into custody in Letcher County in southeastern Kentucky. The shooting supposedly happened at the courthouse in Whitesburg.

The Mountain Eagle reports the shooting involved Letcher County Sheriff Mickey Stines and District Court Judge Kevin Mullins. The paper reports, Stines allegedly shot Mullins before turning himself into police.

The Kentucky State Police have yet to confirm the identity of the shooter or any victims.

The county coroner confirms one person was killed but did not identify the victim.

This story will be updated.

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Born in Morehead Kentucky, Stan Ingold got his start in public radio as a volunteer at Morehead State Public Radio. He worked there throughout his college career as a reporter, host and producer and was hired on as the Morning Edition Host after graduating with a degree in History from Morehead State University. He remained there for nearly three years. Along with working in radio he spent a great deal of time coaching speech and forensics at Rowan County Senior High School in Morehead, working with students and teaching them broadcasting techniques for competitions.
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