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.”

Beshear did not provide any other details about the shooting.

Letcher County coroner Perry Fowler told NBC News that Judge Kevin Mullins was shot…