[Guns N' Coffee]

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A body found in rural southeastern Kentucky is believed to be the man suspected of shooting and wounding five people on an interstate highway, authorities said Wednesday night. The search ended with two private sleuths joining in the dramatic discovery.

Kentucky State Police Commissioner Phillip Burnett Jr. said the body located earlier in the day was believed to be Joseph Couch, of Woodbine. Authorities hoped the discovery signaled the conclusion of an intense, nearly two-week search that had area residents on edge.

“People have been in fear,” Laurel County Sheriff John Root said. “That’s not the normal here in Laurel County. So now that this has been discovered, I hope that our county can get back to what’s normal.”

A dozen vehicles were hit and five people wounded in the Sept. 7 shooting on Interstate 75 near London, a city of about 8,000 people roughly 75 miles (120 kilometers) south of Lexington.

Burnett said Wednesday night that accessories found with the body led authorities to conclude it was Couch. He had no details on the cause of death, saying that would be determined in an autopsy, but he said a weapon was found at the site. He didn’t know how long the body had been there.

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[Mr.NoCredit]

Oh Mylanta~

[kellyhound]

Despite hundreds of law enforcment personnel, the discovery was made by civilians Fred and Sheila McCoy, who were on a date when they decided to join the search.

"We went out to eat first," Sheila tells Inside Edition.

"We go on date nights. We're both retired, so we have a little bit of time on our hands," Fred says.

The couple was live streaming during their search.

When the McCoys observed vultures hovering in the sky, they knew they were on the right path.

"Those buzzards was a telltale sign," Fred says. "There was something down there dead."


Only the gunman was dead so end good all good.
The YT couple that found him as it's confirmed now it's him.
Police Wednesday said the McCoys would receive $25,000 of the $35,000 reward that was offered for information leading to Couch’s arrest.

[kushie18]

is their any footage of the shooting?

[CatBatMan]

$25,000 will buy a double metric fuck-ton of heartburn relief.

[Pyramid_Head]

Awesome for the couple that found him. A $25K payday will really help in this fucked economy.