Kentucky State Police are working to identify a body found nearly two weeks ago near where a suspect opened fire on a vehicle near Exit 49 on Interstate 75, wounding multiple people, then fled into the woods and eluded authorities.
“Kentucky State Police troopers discovered a body near Exit 49 in Laurel County and detectives are currently working to identify the body,” Officer Scott Pennington with the Kentucky State Police said in a statement posted to X.
The update comes after a couple near Exit 49 stumbled across what appeared to be a body in the woods while livestreaming on YouTube account “Hatfield-McCoy Museum Adventures.”
“His condition is worsening!” the voice of the man who discovered him can be heard.
on I-75 in Kentucky next to suspect Joseph Couch. (Associated Press, FBI)
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Law enforcement officials have been scouring the rugged hills of southeastern Kentucky since the shooting happened around 6 p.m. on September 7 near Exit 49.
During the search, officers found an AR-15 rifle registered to the suspect, Joseph A. Couch, 32, and a small silver SUV.
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Wednesday's discovery came just a day after Gov. Andy Beshear, state police and other officials announced they were pouring resources into the area to continue the search for Couch.
This is a developing story, check back for updates.
