KSP: Body found near site of Kentucky interstate shooting believed to be suspect
Officials have discovered a body near the site of an interstate shooting in Kentucky that left multiple people injured. According to Kentucky State Police and the Laurel County Sheriff’s Office, investigators believe that the body is Joseph Couch, the 32-year-old suspect in the shooting. Kentucky State Police confirmed that the body was found in the “vicinity of exit 49 in Laurel County,” and detectives are working to confirm the identity of the body.KSP said articles found on the body Wednesday afternoon and a weapon have been linked to Couch. KSP said it is still working to provide an official identification.”We are very confident that tonight brings closure to the search for Joseph Couch. I want to thank all partners for their collaborative effort to bring this to a successful conclusion,” said KSP Commissioner Phillip Burnett, Jr. “The people of Laurel County can rest much easier now that this manhunt has been concluded.”Investigators were not able to confirm how the person who was found died. The body will be transported Thursday to the Kentucky State Medical Examiner’s Office in Frankfort.The body being found comes as law enforcement in the area have conducted an intense manhunt for a suspect in a shooting along Interstate 75 nearly two weeks ago. The shooting happened on Sept. 7, when five people were seriously injured as shots rang out along I-75 in Laurel County, about one hour south of Lexington. The people who were shot are expected to recover.Since the shooting, law enforcement have conducted a search across more than 28,000 acres in the Daniel Boone National Forest for the suspect.Joseph Couch, 32, was considered to be an armed and dangerous suspect during the manhunt, putting nearby towns and communities on edge as the search continued. A motive for the shooting isn’t clear yet – but the sheriff said the incident was not a case of road rage. Investigators said while the shooting appears to have been a planned attack, they believe none of the travelers who were hit by bullets were specifically targeted. Investigators said the two people who discovered the body before alerting law enforcement will receive $15,000 from Laurel County Crimestoppers and $10,000 from a private donor.
Officials have discovered a body near the site of an interstate shooting in Kentucky that left multiple people injured.
According to Kentucky State Police and the Laurel County Sheriff’s Office, investigators believe that the body is Joseph Couch, the 32-year-old suspect in the shooting.
Kentucky State Police confirmed that the body was found in the “vicinity of exit 49 in Laurel County,” and detectives are working to confirm the identity of the body.
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KSP said articles found on the body Wednesday afternoon and a weapon have been linked to Couch. KSP said it is still working to provide an official identification.
“We are very confident that tonight brings closure to the search for Joseph Couch. I want to thank all partners for their collaborative effort to bring this to a successful conclusion,” said KSP Commissioner Phillip Burnett, Jr. “The people of Laurel County can rest much easier now that this manhunt has been concluded.”
Investigators were not able to confirm how the person who was found died. The body will be transported Thursday to the Kentucky State Medical Examiner’s Office in Frankfort.
The body being found comes as law enforcement in the area have conducted an intense manhunt for a suspect in a shooting along Interstate 75 nearly two weeks ago.
The shooting happened on Sept. 7, when five people were seriously injured as shots rang out along I-75 in Laurel County, about one hour south of Lexington. The people who were shot are expected to recover.
Since the shooting, law enforcement have conducted a search across more than 28,000 acres in the Daniel Boone National Forest for the suspect.
Joseph Couch, 32, was considered to be an armed and dangerous suspect during the manhunt, putting nearby towns and communities on edge as the search continued.
A motive for the shooting isn’t clear yet – but the sheriff said the incident was not a case of road rage.
Investigators said while the shooting appears to have been a planned attack, they believe none of the travelers who were hit by bullets were specifically targeted.
Investigators said the two people who discovered the body before alerting law enforcement will receive $15,000 from Laurel County Crimestoppers and $10,000 from a private donor.
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