Manhunt underway after 5 people injured in Kentucky shooting near Interstate 75, officials say
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Several people have been shot near Interstate 75 in Laurel County, Ky., according to the Laurel County Sheriff’s office.
A manhunt is underway for a suspect after five people were injured in a shooting Saturday near an interstate in a rural area of Laurel County, Ky., located south of Lexington, according to the sheriff’s office.
All five victims are in stable condition, and authorities are searching for one shooter, Laurel County Sheriff’s Office Public Affairs Deputy Gilbert Acciardo told CNN.
The active shooter situation occurred near Interstate 75, about nine miles north of the city of London, where “numerous persons have been shot,” said the Laurel County Sheriff’s Office.
The London Police Department has identified 32-year-old Joseph A. Couch as a person of interest who is considered “armed and dangerous.” He is described as a white man, roughly 5-foot-10, weighing about 154 pounds, police said.
The agency is urging people to contact their 911 call center with “any information regarding the whereabouts or location on this individual.”
