Manhunt: Suspect still at large after Laurel County I-75 shooting

Published: Sep 08, 2024 Duration: 00:01:46 Category: News & Politics

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LONDON, KENTUCKY, TONIGHT WITH THE VERY LATATEST. THE LAUREL COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS TO KEEP THEIR DEPUTIES SAFE, THE SEARCH HAD TO BE SUSPENDED AT NIGHT, BUT PATROLS WILL STILL BE IN THE AREA. THEY'RE LOOKING FOR 32 YEAR OLD JOSEPH COUCH, WHO THEY SAY INJURED FIVE PEOPLE AFTER OPENING FIRE ON I-75 NEAR LONDON SATURDAY EVENING. INVESTIGATORS SAY IT APPEARS TO BE A PLANNED EVENT. CREWS HAVE BEEN FOCUSING THEIR SEARCH NEAR EXIT 49 OFF I-75. THAT'S WHERE THEY FOUND COUCHES. SILVER TOYOTA SUV ON SATURDAY NIGHT. THEY ALSO RECOVERED A WEAPON ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. INVESTIGATORS SAY COUCH LEGALLY OBTAINED THE FIREARM IN LONDON ON SATURDAY, ALONG WITH ABOUT 1000 ROUNDS OF AMMUNITION. THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS THEY HAVE HAD ASSISTANCE FROM FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES AND ARE USING DRONES, K-9S AND HELICOPTERS AS PART OF THE SEARCH. LAW ENFORCEMENT SAYS THEY'RE DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO FIND COUCH, WHILE ALSO TAKING PRECAUTIONS TO KEEP TROOPERS SAFE BY STOPPING THE SEARCH AT NIGHT. WE'RE NOT GOING TO SEND DEPUTIES, TROOPERS, FBI AGENTS OR WHATEVER IN WALKING THROUGH THE WOOD WOODS BECAUSE WE DO KNOW THIS GUY IS ARMED. SUPPOSEDLY ARMED. BUT LAW ENFORCEMENT, THE FBI, THE ATF AND EVERYONE UP HERE IS DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO ONE SOLVE THIS INVESTIGATION TO MAKE THE CASE, TO PROVE THAT THIS INDIVIDUAL IS THE ONE WHO, IN FACT, DID THIS CRIME, BUT ALSO TO MAKE SURE THAT WE APPREHEND HIM AND GET HIM INTO CUSTODY. IN THE MEANTIME, LAW ENFORCEMENT IS ASKING RESIDENTS NOT TO TAKE ANY CHANCES AND REMAIN INDOORS. SOME CHURCHES WE KNOW DID NOT HOLD SERVICES ON SUNDAY MORNING, AND SOME SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY. THE SEARCH CONTINUES ON MONDAY

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