Authorities Find SUV and Rifle While Searching for Kentucky Highway Shootings Suspect

Deputy Gilbert Acciardo, public information officer with the Laurel County Sheriff's Office, gives details on the progress of the investigation of the shooting along I-75 in London, Ky., on Sept. 8, 2024. Timothy D. Easley/AP Photo

LONDON, Ky.—Authorities searched a rugged and hilly area of southeastern Kentucky on Sunday for a man suspected in the shooting of nine vehicles and wounding of five people on a busy highway.

Joseph A. Couch, 32, was named a suspect in Saturday’s shootings on Interstate 75 after authorities recovered his SUV on a service road near the crime scene. They later found a rifle nearby that they believe was used in the shooting, said Deputy Gilbert Acciardo, a spokesperson for the Laurel County Sheriff’s Office.