LONDON, Ky. ( FOX 56) — A body was found on Wednesday in Laurel County. During a news conference, authorities said a body discovered near exit 49 on I-75 has been sent to the State Medical Examiner’s Office in Frankfort for positive identification and to determine the cause of death.

A body was found on Wednesday in Laurel County. Around 4:18 p.m., Kentucky State Police said on X that troopers located a body near exit 49 on I-75 and were working with authorities to confirm the identity of the body.

A week and a half after a highway shooting spree and an ensuing manhunt for an “armed and dangerous” suspect, officials in Kentucky have found a body they believe is that of the suspected gunman near where the shooting happened.

Kentucky police are working to confirm the identity of a body found near where a suspect opened fire Sept. 7 on vehicles on I-75, injuring multiple people before fleeing into the woods and evading authorities.

Kentucky authorities believe they've located the body of Joseph Couch, suspect in the I-75 shooting in Laurel County.

A body found near Exit 49 in Laurel County off Interstate 75 is believed to be that of suspected gunman Joseph Couch. A couple searching for Couch, along with Kentucky State Police Troopers found the body in a heavily wooded area after seeing vultures flying overhead.

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Kentucky State Police are working to identify a body found near where five people were shot on Interstate 75 in Laurel County almost two weeks ago.