Kentucky: Manhunt under way after cars shot at on US highway

Police have found a firearm they believe was used the Saturday shooting on a Kentucky highway as the manhunt continues.

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 SportHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureTravelEarthVideoLiveAudioWeatherNewslettersManhunt under way after multiple vehicles shot at on Kentucky highway Mount Vernon Fire Department/ReutersA manhunt continues for a second day in the US state of Kentucky after a number of people were shot on a highway near the city of London on Saturday.

Police believe the attacker is somewhere in a remote and rugged area about 9 miles (14km) from the city of London in south-eastern Kentucky, authorities said on Sunday afternoon.

Authorities have named Joseph A Couch, 32, from Woodbine in Kentucky, as a person of interest and say he is considered armed and dangerous.

The incident began at about 17:30 local time (21:30 GMT). Police arrived and found nine vehicles had been shot into, near Interstate 75.

Officers say shots were fired into vehicles travelling in both directions along the highway.

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