[FoxNews] The mayor said that seven people have been injured in the shooting, with some of the victims shot and others hurt in an accident on the highway
Police are searching the woods near Interstate 75 just north of London, Kentucky, after "numerous persons" were shot on the highway around 6 p.m. near exit 49, officials confirmed Saturday evening.
Joseph A. Couch, 32, a person of interest in the shooting, is considered armed and dangerous, police said.
"If you have any information regarding the whereabouts or location on this individual please contact the London-Laurel County 911 Center," the London Police Department said.
The department warned that Couch shouldn't be approached. He is described as a White man about 5 foot 10 inches, weighing around 154 pounds.
London Mayor Randall Weddle in an update said he had been told that seven people were injured in the shooting, but not all of them were shot.
"Some of them was due to an accident," he said, adding that no deaths have been reported.
The Laurel County Sheriff's Office said the highway was closed near the exit, which is nine miles north of London.
Police had originally responded to reports that a suspect was shooting at drivers from an overpass or a wooded area, multiple media accounts said.
The highway was closed between exits 41 and 59, FOX 56 reported, citing the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.
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