Person-of-interest named suspect in I-75 shooting in Kentucky

Published: Sep 08, 2024 Duration: 00:01:07 Category: News & Politics

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TELL YOU MORE ABOUT THAT IN A MOMENT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MARK IN KENTUCKY. AUTHORITIES SAY A MAN THEY'VE CALLED A PERSON OF INTEREST IS NOW OFFICIALLY A SUSPECT IN YESTERDAY'S I-75 SHOOTING. 32 YEAR OLD JOSEPH COUCH OF WOODBINE, KENTUCKY, IS ACCUSED OF OPENING FIRE ON TRAFFIC ALONG THE HIGHWAY IN LAUREL COUNTY. AND HE'S STILL ON THE RUN. NINE CARS WERE HIT IN THAT ATTACK, LEAVING FIVE PEOPLE INJURED. SOME OF THE VICTIMS HAD SERIOUS INJURIES, INCLUDING ONE PERSON WHO WAS SHOT IN THE FACE EARLIER, POLICE SAID THEY RECOVERED A RIFLE THEY BELIEVE MAY HAVE BEEN USED BY THE GUNMAN. THEY'RE SEARCHING IN A THICKLY WOODED AREA FOR THAT SUSPECT. THE AREA IS SO REMOTE. IF HE PLANNED THIS, IT'S SO REMOTE. THAT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST REMOTE EXITS ALONG I-75. IT'S SO WOODED. THERE'S NO THERE'S ONE BUSINESS. THERE'S NO RESIDENCES. HE COULDN'T HAVE PICKED AN AREA THAT IS ANY MORE REMOTE AND DIFFICULT FOR US TO TRY TO LOCATE HIM. AUTHORITIES ALSO SAY THEY FOUND AN SUV THAT COULD BELONG TO THAT SUSPECT. MULTIPLE LAW ENFORCEMENT

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