Suspect in Kentucky freeway shooting bought weapon legally that morning: Officials [View all]

Source: ABC News

Joseph A. Couch, the man authorities have named as a suspect in a Kentucky freeway shooting that left seven people injured, bought the weapon used in the incident legally on the morning of the shooting, authorities said Sunday night.

Laurel County Sheriff's Commander Richard Dalrymple said at Sunday night’s news briefing that Couch purchased about a thousand rounds of ammunition, most of which has been recovered.

The suspect remains at large despite a massive search in the area of Saturday's shooting north of London, Kentucky.

The shooting unfolded around 5:30 p.m. local time on Saturday evening, officials said. Arriving deputies initially found nine vehicles had been shot in both the north and southbound lanes of I-75, Laurel County Sheriff John Root said at a news conference late Saturday night. By Sunday night, that number had jumped to 12 vehicles, according to officials.



Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/US/police-shut-kentucky-interstate-reports-multiple-shot/story?id=113489209

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Later in the linked article we're told that an AR-15 was found in the woods near where it's believed the suspect was shooting from, and that the suspect's vehicle was parked nearby.