The search for a mass shooter who fired at vehicles on the highway may be over after video was posted that reportedly shows a body in the woods near Exit 49 in Laurel County, Kentucky.
*UPDATE*
“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.” -Trooper Scottie Pennington— KY State Police (@kystatepolice) September 18, 2024
The video below is from a couple who was apparently searching the woods for the suspect on their own. They came upon a stream and smelled what they described as a dead body, and police soon joined them at the location.
“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.”, per Trooper Scottie Pennington.
Awaiting to see if this is the body of Joseph A. Couch.pic.twitter.com/vv5YxQoVmL
— AZ Intel (@AZ_Intel_) September 18, 2024
Police are in the process of attempting to identify the body.
This is a developing story.
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