Body Of Kentucky Interstate Mass Shooter Found

The Associated Press reports:

A body found in rural southeastern Kentucky is believed to be the man suspected of shooting and wounding five people on an interstate highway, authorities said Wednesday night. The search ended with two private sleuths joining in the dramatic discovery.

Kentucky State Police Commissioner Phillip Burnett Jr. said the body located earlier in the day was believed to be Joseph Couch, of Woodbine. Authorities hoped the discovery signaled the conclusion of an intense, nearly two-week search that had area residents on edge.

“People have been in fear,” Laurel County Sheriff John Root said. “That’s not the normal here in Laurel County. So now that this has been discovered, I hope that our county can get back to what’s normal.”

Read the full article. “Circling vultures” led them to the body.

#BREAKING: Authorities say they believe the body of a man suspected of shooting and wounding five people on a Kentucky interstate highway has been found. https://t.co/ZH1shw1xEk

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