What we know about the shootings on I-75 in Kentucky
Several people were injured Saturday evening in shootings along Interstate 75 in Southern Kentucky. A large manhunt ensued, and nearly 20 miles of I-75 were closed for hours while authorities searched for a person of interest.
Here’s what we know about the shootings as of 10 p.m. Sunday:
Victim describes I-75 shooting in Kentucky. ‘This man was out to kill.’
What we know
Five people were shot while driving along I-75 Saturday evening. The shootings happened around 5:30 p.m., and all victims have been listed as stable. The shooter fired from a ledge on a cliff overlooking the interstate.
In all, 12 cars were shot into near exit 49, about eight miles north of London. Victims were traveling in both the north- and southbound lanes of I-75.
A person of interest was identified as 32-year-old Joseph A. Couch, and he remains at-large. He is considered armed and dangerous, and authorities urge you to call 911 if you see him. Police are searching for him in the wooded areas of north Laurel County.
Police found Couch’s vehicle Saturday night, establishing him as a person of interest, and on Sunday afternoon they found his AR-15 along a separate stretch of interstate. They also found a phone that they believed belonged to him, but the battery had been removed
Couch bought the AR-15 and 1,000 rounds of ammo the morning of the shootings, police said.
Couch has previous military experience, serving at least four years in the National Guard in an engineer batallion.
Police think the attack was planned and that the shooter intentionally fired from near a heavily wooded part of I-75.
