Kentucky I-75 shootings: Schools closed amid hunt for gunman

Police have named 32-year-old Joseph A Couch as a suspect in shootings that injured five motorists along a major highway

British Broadcasting CorporationWatchHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureTravelEarthVideoLiveHomeNewsIsrael-Gaza WarWar in UkraineUS ElectionUS & CanadaUKUK PoliticsEnglandN. IrelandN. Ireland PoliticsScotlandScotland PoliticsWalesWales PoliticsAfricaAsiaChinaIndiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastIn PicturesBBC InDepthBBC VerifySportBusinessExecutive LoungeTechnology of BusinessWomen at the HelmFuture of BusinessInnovationTechnologyScience & HealthArtificial IntelligenceAI v the MindCultureFilm & TVMusicArt & DesignStyleBooksEntertainment NewsTravelDestinationsAfricaAntarcticaAsiaAustralia and PacificCaribbean & BermudaCentral AmericaEuropeMiddle EastNorth AmericaSouth AmericaWorld’s TableCulture & ExperiencesAdventuresThe SpeciaListEarthNatural WondersWeather & ScienceClimate SolutionsSustainable BusinessGreen LivingVideoLiveLive NewsLive SportHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureTravelEarthVideoLiveAudioWeatherNewslettersKentucky I-75 gunman charged as ongoing manhunt closes schoolsLaurel County Sheriff's OfficePolice on the lookout for a suspect wanted in the shootings near London, KentuckySchools in several Kentucky counties are closed Monday as the search for a man suspected of shooting into vehicles along a major highway, injuring five people, continued into a third day.

Joseph A Couch, 32, the suspect in the shootings was charged Monday with multiple counts of attempted murder and assault.

After the incident on Saturday evening, police believe the attacker fled to a remote rugged area about 9 miles (14km) from the city of London in south-eastern Kentucky.

The Laurel County Sheriff’s Office said that they had recovered a silver Honda SUV and an AR rifle they believe was used in the attack, although the suspect may have other firearms.

Police also found a phone they believe belongs to Couch, but the battery had been removed.

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