Crime & Justice

Kentucky Highway Gunman Shoots Five—and Remains on the Loose

‘EVERYTHING WAS CHAOTIC’

Officers found an AR-15 in a wooded area next to Interstate 75, near where they suspect Joseph Couch set up and fired at passing cars.

Sean Craig
Sean Craig
An image of Laurel County Sheriff's Office vehicles following a highway shooting in Kentucky.
Handout/Laurel County Sheriff's Office
Sean Craig

Sean Craig

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