Kentucky Highway Shooting Suspect Identified — Everything We Know So Far

The alleged shooter who opened fire on Kentucky’s I-75 on Saturday evening has just been identified by police as 32-year-old Joseph A. Couch.

The suspect is still at large, and police warn he is armed and dangerous.

Couch is a white man, approximately 5’10 and 154lbs.

More details and photos below:

🚨#BREAKING: Law enforcement has just released a photo of the suspect 32-year-old Joseph A. Couch involved in the shooting on I-75 near London, Kentucky. At least seven people are injured, and the suspect is still at large, considered armed and dangerous pic.twitter.com/SfsKTFlSUP

— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) September 8, 2024

❗️💥🇺🇲 – Police have released a photo of the suspect in the shooting on I-75 near London, Kentucky. Joseph A. Couch, 32, a military veteran, is considered armed and dangerous after buying an AR-15 and 2,000 rounds of ammunition.

Seven people were injured, and the suspect… pic.twitter.com/L4SWFKC5Xm

— 🔥🗞The Informant (@theinformant_x) September 8, 2024

It just never ends!!! #BREAKING Kentucky Shooter possible "Sniper Nest" Next to a Truck stop! Person of interest identified as 32-year-old Joseph A. Couch in the Kentucky shooting which is ongoing; He had posted an AR 15 this morning with 2000 rounds of ammo.

"Police are… pic.twitter.com/0rO0E6YkWc

— General Strike 🍀(Terrence Daniels) (@Terrence_STR) September 8, 2024

Couch allegedly purchased an AR-15 along with 2000 rounds just this morning before carrying out the horrific crime…

Joseph Couch allegedly purchased an AR-15 this morning with 2000 rounds. Now he is a person of interest in a shooting that occurred at the Exit 49/KY-909 area in Laurel County, Kentucky. This is an active manhunt. Suspect considered to be armed and dangerous. pic.twitter.com/KJU2Rj3Fc1

— Rose (@901Lulu) September 8, 2024

🚨 JOE COUCH Kentucky Shooter : Allegedly purchased an AR-15 and 2000 rounds of ammunition this morning #JosephCouch #KentuckyShooter #London #Kentucky #Shooting #ACTIVESHOOTER #joecouch #LondonKY

Sep 2016 https://t.co/TmfouR0lI6 pic.twitter.com/e7ECF1y925

— Culture War (@CultureWar2020) September 8, 2024

Couch is a military veteran with a criminal record, having been arrested for “Terroristic Threatening” and a DUI in the past.

🚨#BREAKING: Public arrest records reveal that the London, Kentucky suspect, 32-year-old Joseph A. Couch, who is responsible for gunning down seven people on I-75, was previously arrested for Terroristic Threatening in the 3rd Degree on February 8th of this year, as well as for a… pic.twitter.com/NGoWC7XmV7

— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) September 8, 2024

🚨#UPDATE: Police scanners reported a call from a woman who said someone she knows told her he was going to "kill a lot of people." She advised that he has previous military experience and is armed with a rifle. The shooter, identified as 32-year-old Joseph A. Couch, reportedly…

— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) September 8, 2024

Imagine that: another alleged mass shooter with a criminal history.

What’s that?

Three in the last four days?

And get this…

Reportedly, Couch’s sister-in-law told police that he threatened to kill his whole family.

Sister-in-law of Joseph aka Joe A Couch called in and said suspect has threatened to k!ll his whole family…
Red 🚩 # ?? #London #londonky #kentucky #josephcouch #josephacouch #joecouch pic.twitter.com/EVPkapQCN6

— redrum media (@THERedRumMedia) September 8, 2024

By the way, that bloody photo you saw was his profile picture on Facebook…

Suspect Joseph Couch AKA Joe Couch's Facebook profile
According to his @facebook he has a history of:
✅ Was in the Army
✅ 911 Dispatcher#josephacouch #josephcouch #joecouch #london #londonky #kentucky #intetstate75 pic.twitter.com/p8Gb3tIXPR

— redrum media (@THERedRumMedia) September 8, 2024

Backup here:

What a wholesome man…

If that isn’t a red flag, I don’t know what is.

Here’s another (more normal) photo:

The I-75 has now been re-opened, but police warn not to approach this man if you see him.

The manhunt is currently underway, and we will report with any updates.

The Independent has more details:

An active shooter — identified as Joseph A Couch, 32 — is at large after opening fire near near I-75 in Kentucky, striking multiple people, according to authorities.

Authorities are in search of a Couch, considered a “person of interest” in a shooting that broke out just after 6.30pm near the interstate highway — nine miles north of London, the Laurel County Sheriff’s Office announced.

Although authorities initially closed I-75 at Exit 49 and US 25 due to an “active shooter situation,” at around 9.20pm, the sheriff’s office announced that the highway had reopened in both directions.

Officials warned against approaching him, as he is considered “armed and dangerous.”

He has not yet been apprehended, according to London Mayor Randall Weddle.

Seven people were injured — not all from gunshot wounds — and none have died as a result of the incident, the mayor said. Others were injured from an accident. The victims have not yet been identified and their conditions have not been released.

Governor Andy Beshear urged locals to avoid the area in a post on X: “Kentucky, we are aware of a shooting on I-75 in Laurel County. Law enforcement has shut the interstate down in both directions at exit 49. Please avoid the area. We will provide more details once they are available.”

Miraculously, nobody was killed but several people were injured by this lunatic.

Please pray for the victims’ recoveries and their families.