Joseph Couch, a suspect in the I-75 shooting in southeastern Kentucky, remains on the loose Monday as authorities search a heavily wooded area.
A manhunt for a gunman in Kentucky stretched into a third day on Monday as officers hacked through 'jungle'-like terrain with machetes in search of a suspect who opened fire near Interstate 75 over the weekend, wounding five people, authorities said. Officers have relentlessly scoured a rugged, hilly area of southeastern Kentucky since the shooting unfolded Saturday around 6 p.m. near exit 49.
As this continues, it becomes more stressful for the community, it becomes more stressful for the officers that are there because we're looking ... and we're trying to find him, and we haven't found him,' said Deputy Gilbert Acciardo, a spokesperson for the Laurel County Sheriff’s Office. Several school districts in the rural area canceled classes Monday out of an abundance of caution. Officials warned the public to lock doors, keep porch lights on and monitor security cameras.
Investigators believe Couch fired a total of 20 to 30 rounds from a wooded area near the highway where Acciardo said 'he could have shot down upon the interstate.' Acciardo said Couch likely picked this location because it is remote with terrain that is hilly, rocky and hard to navigate. Bullets struck 12 vehicles and wounded five people, who were all in stable condition early Sunday, according to officials.
We’re not going to quit until we do lay hands on him,' Laurel County Sheriff John Root said Sunday night. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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