Multiple people have been shot in an 'active shooter' situation along Interstate 75 near London, Kentucky, officials said Saturday evening.
Police are searching the woods near Interstate 75 just north of London, Kentucky, after 'numerous persons' were shot on the highway around 6 p.m. near exit 49, officials confirmed Saturday evening. Joseph A. Couch, 32, a person of interest in the shooting, is considered armed and dangerous, police said.
Police had responded to reports that a suspect was shooting at drivers from an overpass or a wooded area, multiple media accounts said. Police are still searching for the suspect, Reuters reported. MASS SHOOTING IN KENTUCKY KILLS 4, INJURES OTHERS: POLICE Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear told people to avoid the area. 'Kentucky, we are aware of a shooting on I-75 in Laurel County,' Beshear said. 'Law enforcement has shut the interstate down in both directions at exit 49.
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