{"id":2338685,"date":"2024-09-09T11:36:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T15:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/interstate-shut-down-after-hidden-shooter-opens-fire-on-passing-cars-massive-manhunt-underway\/"},"modified":"2024-09-09T11:38:44","modified_gmt":"2024-09-09T15:38:44","slug":"interstate-shut-down-after-hidden-shooter-opens-fire-on-passing-cars-massive-manhunt-underway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/interstate-shut-down-after-hidden-shooter-opens-fire-on-passing-cars-massive-manhunt-underway\/","title":{"rendered":"Interstate Shut Down After Hidden Shooter Opens Fire on Passing Cars &#8211; Massive Manhunt Underway"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Finterstate-shut-down-after-hidden-shooter-opens-fire-on-passing-cars-massive-manhunt-underway%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2338685&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>On Monday, the manhunt \u2064for\u200b Joseph\u200d Couch, \u200bthe suspect \u200din a shooting incident on I-75 in Kentucky,\u2064 continues. The shooting occurred on Saturday evening, injuring \u2064five individuals who are all\u200c expected\u200b to survive. \u200dThe highway was temporarily \u200dshut down during initial investigations, which\u200c have\u200d expanded to \u200bthe rugged terrain surrounding\u2062 the area. Authorities believe Couch is still\u200b contained but \u200care \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minneapolis-teachers-go-on-strike-for-pay-increases-more-educators-of-color\/\" title=\"Minneapolis Teachers Go On Strike For Pay Increases, More \u2018Educators Of Color\u2019\">facing challenges due<\/a> to\u200b the difficult landscape.<\/p>\n<p>Couch, who bought an AR-15 and 1,000 rounds of ammunition before the \u2063incident, has not yet been captured. The police stress that this was a deliberate act, \u2064not a case of road rage, with shots\u2064 fired randomly from a cliff overlooking the highway. Captain Richard Dalrymple noted that about\u2062 20 to \u206330 \u200bshots were \u2064fired, hitting multiple vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities are urging Couch to surrender, emphasizing the need to capture\u2064 him due to his\u2064 demonstrated \u200bcapability\u2062 for violence. One\u200c shooting \u2063victim, Rebecca Puryear, described her shocking experience\u200c of being shot while traveling with her family, \u2062expressing gratitude for\u2063 her survival despite serious injuries.\u2063 Officials are committed to \u2063continuing the search until Couch is apprehended.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The manhunt for the suspect in a Saturday shooting on I-75 in Kentucky remains ongoing Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Multiple cars were hit by bullets Saturday evening, leaving five people wounded, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.courier-journal.com\/story\/news\/2024\/09\/08\/kentucky-shooting-the-latest-on-the-i-75-shooting\/75128979007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Louisville Courier-Journal<\/a>. All are expected to live.<\/p>\n<p>The highway north of London, Kentucky, about 60 miles south of Lexington in western Kentucky, was shut down for several hours in the initial stage of the investigation, which has spread into rugged lands around the highway. Schools in the area have been closed.<\/p>\n<p>Police are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/manhunt-underway-man-allegedly-uses-crossbow-kill-wife-daughters-sports-commentator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">searching<\/a> for Joseph Couch, who bought an AR-15 and 1,000 rounds of ammunition Saturday. Couch&rsquo;s vehicle was found near the scene of the shooting. Although police believe they have Couch contained, they said the rugged nature of the land makes it hard to find him.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Flaurelcountysheriff%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0xn7kAZiHKda7D74ZAxgwt1XKNg26yT3z5ZbwxNpZubf1b6kfwC6iveDW1c2zmBgpl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"618\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Laurel County Sheriff&rsquo;s Captain Richard Dalrymple said shots were fired about &ldquo;30 feet down from the top of a cliff&rdquo; near the highway.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is not a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/road-rage-incident-could-undermine-radical-prosecutors-promotion-to-u-s-attorney\/\" title=\"Road Rage Incident Could Undermine Radical Prosecutor\u2019s Promotion to U.S. Attorney\">road rage incident<\/a>,&rdquo; Deputy Gilbert Acciardo, a representative of the Laurel County Sheriff&rsquo;s Office said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlwt.com\/article\/laurel-county-kentucky-interstate-shooting-gun-vehilce-recovered\/62103326\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WLWT-TV<\/a>. &ldquo;We still believe we only have one individual that is involved.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Acciardo called the shooting a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schools-close-and-residents-on-high-alert-as-manhunt-in-kentucky-for-highway-sniper-resumes-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Schools close and residents on high alert as manhunt in Kentucky for highway sniper resumes - Washington Examiner\">random act&#038;rdquo<\/a>; of violence, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/kentucky-highway-shooting-33b6846b5df8a01cb0c3b77565033e33\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Dalrymple said 20 to 30 rounds were fired in the 5:30 p.m. incident, with 12 cars stuck.<\/p>\n<p>Acciardo said the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jd-vance-camp-unleashes-media-brazenly-lying-comments-georgia-school-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shooting<\/a> was a &ldquo;planned event&rdquo; but police had no idea what the motive was, according to the Courier-Journal.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We want to get this guy because he&rsquo;s shot at cars, he&rsquo;s shown that he&rsquo;s capable, and that means he&rsquo;s capable again,&rdquo; Acciardo said of Couch.<\/p>\n<p>Laurel County Sheriff John Root said officials are asking Couch to surrender.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We would ask that he would give himself up,&rdquo; Root said. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re not going to quit until we lay hands on him.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Shooting victim Rebecca Puryear, 28, said she did not know at first she<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/man-arrested-murder-stopping-mass-shooting-gun-non-stand-ground-state\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> had been hit<\/a>, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/09\/08\/us\/kentucky-interstate-75-shooting-sunday\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It sounded like a tire had blown,&nbsp;so I asked my husband, and he said it was gunshots,&rdquo; Puryear, who was riding with her husband and 4-year-old son, said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The next thing I know, my ears are ringing. I look over and my (passenger-side) window is busted and there&rsquo;s a bullet hole, she said, noting that she did not know she was shot until they pulled off the highway.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680;BREAKING&#128680;<br \/> Kentucky Shooting Suspect Still On The Run: Laurel County, Kentucky shooting suspect Joseph A. Couch, a suspect in connection with a shooting on an interstate highway that left at least five people in stable condition as of this morning has still not been captured.&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/S692yWXiRN\">pic.twitter.com\/S692yWXiRN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; John Cremeans USA (@JohnCremeansUSA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnCremeansUSA\/status\/1832779477421551880?\">September 8, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I looked down and was just pouring blood,&rdquo; Puryear said. &ldquo;I had to try to keep it together because if I freaked out, they would&rsquo;ve freaked out.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Puryear said the bullet that hit her struck her right arm, passed through her chest and exited her body through her left arm. a bullet&nbsp;entered&nbsp;through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-vancouver-womans-message-i-havent-hugged-my-mom-in-2-years\/\" title=\"Watch -- Vancouver Woman&#039;s Message: &#039;I HAVEN&#039;T HUGGED MY MOM IN 2 YEARS!!!&#039;\">passenger-side window<\/a> and struck her right arm.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re blessed that I&rsquo;m still alive. I&rsquo;m a walking miracle. It still does not feel real to me, even though I&rsquo;m sitting here with gaping wounds,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>In March, a charge against Couch of making a terroristic threat was dismissed, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/kentucky-highway-shooting-manhunt-suspect-rcna170105\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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On Saturday evening, several vehicles were struck by gunfire, resulting in five injuries, all of whom are expected to survive, according to the Louisville Courier-Journal. The highway north of London, Kentucky\u2014approximately 60 miles south of Lexington\u2014was closed for several hours during the initial investigation, which has extended into the surrounding rugged terrain. Local schools have been closed as a precaution.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities are looking for Joseph Couch, who purchased an AR-15 and 1,000 rounds of ammunition on Saturday. His vehicle was located near the shooting site. While police believe they have contained Couch&#8217;s movements, they face challenges due to the difficult landscape.<\/p>\n<p>Laurel County Sheriff\u2019s Captain Richard Dalrymple reported that shots were fired from about &#8220;30 feet down from the top of a cliff&#8221; near the highway. Deputy Gilbert Acciardo stated that this incident is not believed to be road rage-related and emphasized that only one individual appears to be involved. He described it as a &#8220;random act&#8221; of violence and noted that between 20 and 30 rounds were discharged during the incident at around 5:30 p.m., affecting twelve vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>Acciardo mentioned that while police suspect it was a &#8220;planned event,&#8221; they remain unclear about Couch&#8217;s motive. He expressed urgency in apprehending Couch due to his demonstrated willingness to shoot at cars: \u201cWe want to get this guy because he\u2019s shown he\u2019s capable.\u201d Sheriff John Root urged Couch to turn himself in: \u201cWe would ask that he would give himself up&#8230; We\u2019re not going to quit until we lay hands on him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shooting victim Rebecca Puryear recounted her experience; initially unaware she had been shot until she noticed blood pouring from her arm after hearing what she thought was a tire blowout but turned out to be gunfire. She described how a bullet entered through her passenger-side window and struck her right arm before exiting through her left arm.<\/p>\n<p>Puryear expressed gratitude for surviving despite sustaining serious injuries: \u201cI\u2019m blessed that I\u2019m still alive&#8230; It still does not feel real.\u201d In March prior, charges against Couch related to making terroristic threats had been dismissed according to NBC news reports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2338686,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/j-couch.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[38838,40473,40472,3900,40474],"class_list":["post-2338685","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-breakingnews","tag-hiddenshooter","tag-interstateshutdown","tag-manhunt","tag-trafficalert"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/j-couch.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2338685","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2338685"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2338685\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2338686"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2338685"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2338685"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2338685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}