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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:

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

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

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

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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.

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

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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.



 

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