The incident took place Saturday night, News 9 reported.
"The individual below, Joseph A Couch, is a person of interest in the shooting that occurred in the area of Exit 49/KY-909. If you have any information regarding the whereabouts or location of this individual, please contact the county from London-Laurel. 911 Center by calling 911 or 606-878-7000 NO ATTENTION Joseph A Couch is a 32-year-old white male who is approximately 5'10 and weighs approximately 154 pounds," police said.
The Laurel County Sheriff's Office reported that "numerous people were shot" and Interstate 75 was closed about nine miles north of London, News 9 reported.
The sheriff's office said it was searching for a person of interest in the shooting described as Joseph A. Couch, 32. He was described as a white male, approximately 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighing 154 pounds. A photo of Couch was also posted.
Trooper Scottie Pennington, spokesman for the Kentucky State Police, urged area residents to stay inside.
Louisville ATF agents wrote on social media that they are responding to and assisting state and local police with a "critical incident" near Interstate 75.
No further details were immediately provided. The number of victims and their conditions were still unclear.
"Kentucky, we are aware of a shooting on I-75 in Laurel County," Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear wrote in a social media post.
"Police have closed the interstate in both directions at Exit 49. Please avoid the area. We will provide more details once they are available."
Kentucky State Trooper Scottie Pennington wrote on Facebook: "The suspect has not been captured at this time and we urge people to stay inside."
Agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were called to assist Kentucky State Police and local authorities, the agency posted on X, calling it a "critical incident."
London is a small city of about 8,000 people near the Daniel Boone National Forest, about 90 miles south of Lexington.
This shooting comes just days after a mass shooting at a high school in Winder, Georgia, in which two teachers and two students were killed and nine others were injured.
"The individual below, Joseph A Couch, is a person of interest in the shooting that occurred in the area of Exit 49/KY-909. If you have any information regarding the whereabouts or location of this individual, please contact the county from London-Laurel. 911 Center by calling 911 or 606-878-7000 NO ATTENTION Joseph A Couch is a 32-year-old white male who is approximately 5'10 and weighs approximately 154 pounds," police said.
The Laurel County Sheriff's Office reported that "numerous people were shot" and Interstate 75 was closed about nine miles north of London, News 9 reported.
The sheriff's office said it was searching for a person of interest in the shooting described as Joseph A. Couch, 32. He was described as a white male, approximately 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighing 154 pounds. A photo of Couch was also posted.
Trooper Scottie Pennington, spokesman for the Kentucky State Police, urged area residents to stay inside.
Louisville ATF agents wrote on social media that they are responding to and assisting state and local police with a "critical incident" near Interstate 75.
No further details were immediately provided. The number of victims and their conditions were still unclear.
"Kentucky, we are aware of a shooting on I-75 in Laurel County," Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear wrote in a social media post.
"Police have closed the interstate in both directions at Exit 49. Please avoid the area. We will provide more details once they are available."
Kentucky State Trooper Scottie Pennington wrote on Facebook: "The suspect has not been captured at this time and we urge people to stay inside."
Agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were called to assist Kentucky State Police and local authorities, the agency posted on X, calling it a "critical incident."
London is a small city of about 8,000 people near the Daniel Boone National Forest, about 90 miles south of Lexington.
This shooting comes just days after a mass shooting at a high school in Winder, Georgia, in which two teachers and two students were killed and nine others were injured.
