The four encountered each other in the woods, and almost immediately “stumbled upon ... “We’re very confident that this brings the closure in the search for Joseph Couch,” Burnett said. “The people of Laurel County can rest … much easier ...

Kentucky State Police believe the body the suspect who opened fire on an interstate highway earlier this month, wounding five people, has been found.

Kentucky State Police Commissioner Phillip Burnett Jr. said confirmation that the body was the alleged shooter, Joseph Couch, 32, would have to await an autopsy Thursday in Frankfort. Burnett said a weapon was found near the body but did not offer details on how long officials think the body had been there or how Couch died.

A Kentucky couple is being credited with helping authorities find the remains of a suspected gunman who wounded five people.

Authorities say they believe the body of a man suspected of shooting and wounding five people on a Kentucky interstate highway has been found

A body has been found near where Kentucky authorities spent days searching for a suspected gunman accused of injuring several people traveling on an interstate. Wednesday evening, Kentucky State Police said on X that troopers located a body near Exit 49 on I-75,