Active shooter at Kentucky highway, ‘numerous persons’ shot in traffic

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Active shooter at Kentucky highway, ‘numerous persons’ shot in traffic

By Rich McKay

(Reuters) -Kentucky police reported an “active shooter situation” on Saturday evening at Interstate-75 near London, Kentucky, where “numerous persons” have been shot in traffic.

The incident began just before 6 p.m. (1000 GMT) about nine miles outside of London, when officers were called for reports of multiple vehicles being fired at on Interstate 75 in Laurel County, multiple media accounts said. The shots were reportedly coming from a wooded area or an overpass.

How many were shot and the nature of the injuries was not immediately clear.

But the Louisville Courier-Journal reported that between four and six people were injured, citing the Kentucky State Police.

Police officials said the suspect had not been caught.

About 3 hours after the *********, the laurel County Sheriff’s Office named a “person of interest” who is to be considered “ARMED AND DANGEROUS” and cautioned the public not to approach the 32-year-old man.

“Please avoid I-75 around Ext 49. Until further notice! Use alternative route do not be any where in that area,” London Mayor Randall Weddle said on

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Kentucky state Trooper Scottie Pennington wrote on

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, “The suspect has not been caught at this time and we are urging people to stay inside.”

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear wrote on X: “Kentucky, we are aware of a ********* on I-75 in Laurel County. Please avoid the area. We will provide more details once they are available.”

He also asked that residents, “Please pray for everyone involved.”

Agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives have been called in to assist the Kentucky State Police and local law enforcement, the agency posted on X, calling it a “critical incident.”

London is a small city of about 8,000 residents near the Daniel Boone National Forest, about 90 miles south of Lexington.

This ********* comes just days after a mass ********* at a Winder, Georgia high school that saw two teachers and two students ******* and nine others wounded.

(Reporting by Rich McKay in Atlanta; additional reporting by David G. Morgan; Editing by Alistair Bell and David Gregorio)

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