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

A district judge in Kentucky was fatally shot in his chambers Thursday afternoon, Gov. Andy Beshear said. "Sadly, I have been informed that a district judge in Letcher County was shot and killed in his chambers this afternoon," the governor wrote on X. "There is far too much violence in this world, and I pray there is a path to a better tomorrow."

WHITESBURG, Ky. — (AP) — A judge in a rural Kentucky county was shot and killed at the local courthouse on Thursday, Gov. Andy Beshear announced. A suspect in the shooting has been taken into custody, Kentucky State Police said.