FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The body of a man suspected of shooting and wounding five people on Interstate 75 in Kentucky was found Wednesday, authorities said, ending an intense search that had residents on edge. Col.
FRANKFORT, Ky. — The body of a man suspected of shooting and wounding five people on Interstate 75 in Kentucky was found Wednesday, authorities said, ending an intense search that had residents on edge.
Investigators were working to identify the body, state police Master Trooper Scottie Pennington said earlier in a social media post. Searchers found Couch’s abandoned vehicle near the crime scene and a semi-automatic weapon that investigators believe was used in the shooting. An Army-style duffel bag that was found had “Couch” hand-written in marker, and a phone believed to be Couch’s also was found but the battery had been taken out.
The search focused on a densely wooded area about 8 miles north of London that a state police official described as “walking in a jungle.” Aided by helicopters and drones, search teams on the ground contended with cliffs, sinkholes, caves, waterways and thick brush.
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