Authorities have found a body near the scene of a shooting on an interstate in Kentucky that left several people injured. Kentucky State Police confirmed the body was found “near exit 49 in Laurel County,” and detectives are working to confirm the identity. corpse. Body found. Law enforcement in the area has been on the hunt for a suspect in a shooting on Interstate 75 nearly two weeks ago. According to the Laurel County Sheriff’s Office, investigators from Frankfort will arrive around 7:15 p.m. pm to conduct DNA test. A press conference is expected to take place on Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. The shooting happened Sept. 7, when five people were critically injured in a shooting on I-75 in Laurel County, about an hour south of Lexington. Those shot are expected to recover. Since the shooting, law enforcement has searched more than 28,000 acres of the Daniel Boone National Forest. Joseph Couch, 32, is considered an armed and dangerous suspect. As the search continued, the manhunt put nearby towns and communities on edge. The motive for the shooting is still unclear — but the sheriff said the incident was not motivated by road rage. While the shooting appears to have been a planned attack, investigators said they believe none of the passengers struck by the bullets were specifically targeted. Kentucky State Police and private donors have offered a total of $35,000 in rewards for information on the suspect.
Authorities have found a body near the scene of a shooting on an interstate in Kentucky that left several people injured.
Kentucky State Police confirmed the body was found “near exit 49 in Laurel County,” and detectives are working to confirm the identity of the body.
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A body has been found as law enforcement conducts an intensive manhunt for a suspect in a shooting on Interstate 75 nearly two weeks ago.
According to the Laurel County Sheriff’s Office, investigators from Frankfort will arrive around 7:15 p.m. to conduct DNA testing. A press conference is expected to be held on Wednesday at 8.30 pm.
The Sept. 7 shooting happened on I-75 in Laurel County, about an hour south of Lexington. Five people were seriously injured. Those shot are expected to recover.
Since the shooting, law enforcement has searched more than 28,000 acres of the Daniel Boone National Forest for the suspect.
Joseph Koch, 32, was considered an armed and dangerous suspect during the manhunt that put nearby towns and communities on edge as the search continued.
The motive for the shooting is still unclear — but the sheriff said the incident was not motivated by road rage.
Although the shooting appears to have been a planned attack, investigators said none of the passengers hit by the bullets were specifically targeted.
Kentucky State Police and private donors have offered a $35,000 reward for information on the suspect.
