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Authorities say they believe the body of a man suspected of shooting and wounding five people on a Kentucky interstate highway has been found.
Col. Phillip “PJ” Burnett said that the body found Wednesday is believed to be Joseph Couch, of Woodbine, Kentucky.
Burnett said accessories found with the body have led them to conclude it is him.
Authorities say the body was found following a lengthy search of the rugged and hilly terrain in the area of southeastern Kentucky where the Sept. 7 attack happened.
Investigators were working to identify the body, state police Master Trooper Scottie Pennington said earlier in a social media post. It was located in the vicinity of the Interstate 75 exit near London, a city of about 8,000 people about 75 miles south of Lexington.
The highway shootings put the rural area on edge, leading some schools to shut down and shift to virtual learning for several days as authorities warned area residents to be vigilant. Schools reopened Tuesday with extra police security in the county where the shooting happened.
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AP via Scripps News
Authorities say they believe the body of a man suspected of shooting and wounding five people on a Kentucky interstate highway has been found.
Col. Phillip “PJ” Burnett said that the body found Wednesday is believed to be Joseph Couch, of Woodbine, Kentucky.
Burnett said accessories found with the body have led them to conclude it is him.
Authorities say the body was found following a lengthy search of the rugged and hilly terrain in the area of southeastern Kentucky where the Sept. 7 attack happened.
Investigators were working to identify the body, state police Master Trooper Scottie Pennington said earlier in a social media post. It was located in the vicinity of the Interstate 75 exit near London, a city of about 8,000 people about 75 miles south of Lexington.
The highway shootings put the rural area on edge, leading some schools to shut down and shift to virtual learning for several days as authorities warned area residents to be vigilant. Schools reopened Tuesday with extra police security in the county where the shooting happened.
More Here: scrippsnews.com/us-news/crime/search-for-suspect-in-kentucky-highway-shooting-ends-with-discovery-of-body-believed-to-be-his
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