The Kentucky state crime lab on Friday confirmed that a decomposing body found by YouTubers Fred and Sheila McCoy earlier this week was that of Joseph Couch, the suspect in the September 7 shooting on Interstate 75 that wounded five people. Gov. Andy Beshear announced the identification of the body, Kentucky State Police said. “We …
Kentucky’s chief medical examiner says the man believed to be a suspect who opened fire on Interstate 75 motorists earlier this month died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. According to WXIX, the medical examiner, William Ralston, said he expects to confirm the identity of the body found near the highway this week …
Kentucky officials said Wednesday night they believe a decomposing body found near Interstate 75 — where a shooting earlier this month wounded five people — is that of the suspect, Joseph Couch. Kentucky State Police Commissioner Phil Burnett Jr. said the London post was notified at about 3:30 p.m. of the discovery “in the deep …
Authorities paused the hunt for a man who wounded five people on Interstate 75 on Saturday as the sun fell over the southeastern Kentucky mountains Sunday night with plans to return to the hunt Monday morning. Kentucky State Police have taken the lead on the manhunt for Joseph Couch, a former National Guardsman believed to be …
Investigators recovered an AR-style rifle off a Forest Service road near where a gunman opened fire Saturday on vehicles traveling on Interstate 75 in eastern Kentucky. The rifle was found Sunday afternoon not far from where deputies found a silver Toyota SUV registered to the man the Laurel County Sheriff’s Office has now named a …
Interstate 75 in eastern Kentucky has been reopened after it was closed for several hours when a gunman opened fire on vehicles traveling the highway. The Laurel County Sheriff’s Office identified 32-year-old Joseph Couch as a person of interest and cautioned people not to approach him. Couch is considered “armed and dangerous” and still at …
A Kentucky toddler found a loaded and unsecured gun and shot himself in the stomach. The 2-year-old boy was pronounced dead at a hospital, the Laurel County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies were called to the scene shortly before 9 p.m. Wednesday and performed first aid until emergency medical personnel arrived and took the boy to …
Authorities in Kentucky say a Laurel County man returned to his residence recently to find a stranger sleeping on the floor. According to WKYT, 38-year-old Bryan Robinson was arrested on suspicion of multiple criminal counts following the discovery inside a home near London. A Laurel County Sheriff’s Department report indicates the resident of the Sasser …
Authorities say a missing Michigan teen was found “unharmed” inside a truck traveling through Kentucky this week. According to Fox News, Michigan investigators contacted law enforcement in Kentucky to share a tip that a man traveling with the missing girl was driving a semi truck along Interstate 75 in that state. “On Monday, October 15, …
