A body is found near the site of the deadly interstate shooting in Kentucky

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A body is found near the site of the deadly interstate ********* in Kentucky

FRANKFORT, ***. (AP) — Authorities have found a body near the rural southeastern Kentucky site where a

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on an interstate highway, hitting a dozen vehicles and wounding five people, police said Wednesday.

Investigators were working to identify the body, state police Master Trooper Scottie Pennington said in a social media post. It was located in the vicinity of the Interstate 75 exit where the Sept. 7 ********* occurred near London, a city of about 8,000 people about 75 miles (120 kilometers) south of Lexington.

Police did not immediately provide other details about the discovery.

The ********* put residents on edge, and many took extra precautions with the suspected gunman, 32-year-old Joseph Couch, still at large.

Hundreds of law enforcement personnel have taken part in the massive search, which focused on a rugged, wooded area near where the assailant sprayed the highway with bullets.

On Tuesday, authorities said they were

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to bolster patrols in nearby communities.

County schools reopened Tuesday with extra police security.

The day after the *********, authorities searched an area near where Couch’s vehicle was found, with a view of I-75, and found an Army-style duffel bag, ammunition and spent shell casings, according to an arrest warrant affidavit.

A short distance away, they found an AR-15 rifle with a mounted sight and several magazines. The duffel bag had “Couch” handwritten in ****** marker. The gunman fired 20 to 30 rounds, investigators said.

According to the affidavit, shortly the ********* Couch said in a text message: “I’m going to ***** a lot of people. Well try at least.” In a separate message he said, “I’ll ***** myself afterwards.”

The affidavit did not describe the relationship between Couch and the woman who received the texts. Couch and the woman have a child together but were never married, according to an attorney who handled the custody arrangement for the couple and their son born in 2016.

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