ALERT - Body found near area where gunman shot at passing vehicles along I-75

September 18, 2024

Kentucky State Police are reporting the discovery of a body in the vicinity of Exit 49 in Laurel County, the same area where nearly two weeks ago a gunman shot at vehicles traveling along the interstate, injuring nine people.
The discovery was made public by Youtubers Fred and Sheila, "Hatfield McCoy Museum Adventures" as they were live and tracking buzzards in the area where the body was discovered. They had been in the area for several days in search of Couch.
In a Facebook post on Wednesday afternoon, September 18, KSP Trooper Scottie Pennington posted to social media, “Kentucky State Police troopers have located a body in the vicinity of exit 49 in Laurel County and detectives are working to confirm the identity.” The claim of KSP finding the body has been disputed on social media.
The gunman, believed to be Joseph Couch of Woodbine, has been on the run since the incident on Saturday, September 7. Out of an abundance of caution, many local school systems canceled classes and suspended athletic events for the week as law enforcement and others searched the vast Daniel Boone National Forest for Couch. That search was trimmed back earlier this week as Gov. Andy Beshear announced the efforts to search for Couch were being scaled back.
Rapid DNA testing is being conducted to positively identify the individual and announcement is forthcoming. 
Details and a confirmed identity are pending. This is a developing story.
Information contacted in this article is a compilation of information from Kentucky State Police, Knox County Sheriff's Office, and the Hatfield McCoy Museum Adventures Youtube channel.

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