KY- I-75 Active Shooter Targeting Vehicles *FOUND DECEASED*

[DS2021]

Trying to get out of reward money?

If they try to pull that crap, there gonna get even more public backlash. Each of that couples livestreams from today have over 100k views each

 

[sunspun]

What kind of wild animal would have been the likely one to tear his body apart like that? I don't know what's found in that area.

 

[DS2021]

If they try to pull that crap, there gonna get even more public backlash. Each of that couples livestreams from today have over 100k views each

 

[Ms. Fletcher]

KSP saying couple "stumbled upon a body". Like they came upon it by accident. No, KSP, they were out there searching for 6 days, and FOUND a body. Really not a good look for them right now trying avoid giving credit to this couple.

 

[MassGuy]

They are in fact receiving that $25,000 reward money. Well deserved.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1836569159863337020

 

[whitelilac]

KSP saying couple "stumbled upon a body". Like they came upon it by accident. No, KSP, they were out there searching for 6 days, and FOUND a body. Really not a good look for them right now trying avoid giving credit to this couple.

They searched purposely under difficult conditions, they observed the buzzards flights, they followed smells, and when smells dissipated, Sheila checked the leaves to see which way the wind was blowing. They weren't out for a leisurely hike in that terrain, to "stumble" across a body. GMAB.

 

[Juvenile]

If they try to pull that crap, there gonna get even more public backlash. Each of that couples livestreams from today have over 100k views each

They said the McCoys will get the reward money.

 

[nerosleuth]

WYMT-TV is reporting that the body located around Exit 49 in the Daniel Boone National Forest is believed to be Joseph Couch.

I did watch the news briefing on the WYMT-TV website and it was also carried live over the air on Scripps News.

It is my understanding from the news briefing that the identification of the body is tentative right now.

The body will be taken to the state medical examiner in Frankfort for positive identification to be made.

Source:

Body Found Off Exit 49 Is Believed To Be Joseph Couch

 

[whitelilac]

They are in fact receiving that $25,000 reward money. Well deserved.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1836569159863337020

Great ! but wasn't it 35K, or even 50K as stated in an article I saw.
Still, happy they got something. They are responsible for alleviating the community's fears and getting the schools opened again.

 

[arielilane]

LONDON, Ky. (WAVE) - Officials say they believe the body found near the site of the I-75 shooting in Laurel County is the alleged shooter, Joseph Couch.

...

Police believe body found in wooded area in Laurel County is I-75 shooter

It has not been confirmed that the body found is related to the manhunt for alleged I-75 suspect Joseph Couch.

www.wave3.com

Updated: 5 hours ago

 

[BUF]

Remains believed to belong to 32-year-old Joseph Couch were found in the area off exit 49 of Interstate 75 in Laurel County, the same exit near which the shooting occurred, Kentucky State Police Commissioner Phillip "PJ" Burnett, Jr. said in a news conference. A weapon was also found with the body as well.

The unidentified body was discovered at about 3:30 p.m. local time by "two troopers and two civilians" in "deep brush," Burnett disclosed.

"There were articles associated with the body that at this time we feel is Joseph Couch," the commissioner said.

The body will be sent to the coroner in Frankfort, Kentucky, for positive identification Thursday. There was no word on a cause of death.


Kentucky highway shooting suspect found dead, officials believe

 

[DS2021]

A weapon was also found with the body as well.

I kinda figured he had a handgun on him.

 

[PommyMommy]

SEP 18, 2024

Body found near I-75 shooting scene believed to be Joseph Couch

Police said the body was found by hikers in the Daniel Boone National Forest.

www.wymt.com

Laurel County Sheriff John Root said Couch’s family assisted in the search.

“Let’s have a prayer for Joe Couch’s family. They have worked with us,” said Root.

Kentucky highway shooting suspect found dead, officials believe

Joseph Couch had been the subject of a manhunt in Kentucky since a shooting on an interstate highway earlier this month.

www.cbsnews.com

... A weapon was also found with the body as well.

The unidentified body was discovered at about 3:30 p.m. local time by "two troopers and two civilians" in "deep brush," Burnett disclosed.

"There were articles associated with the body that at this time we feel is Joseph Couch," the commissioner said.

Body found in Laurel County believed to be suspected gunman Joseph Couch

The search for a shooter who left five people wounded on a section of Kentucky interstate earlier this month has led to a body police say they believe belongs to the suspect, Joseph Couch.

www.wuky.org

According to KSP, the remains were discovered both by troopers and a couple, Fred and Sheila McCoy, who live-streamed their own independent search in the woods. While law enforcement are jointly crediting troopers and the McCoys, the couple will be receiving $25,000 in reward money.

 

[al66pine]

AWARD $$$.

From the presser,* both the cc's on-screen & the transcript show
speaker is ID'ed as "Colonel Philip Bernett Jr with Kentucky
State Police Commissioner" IIUC. He said:

7:38 " we did have confirmation that yes
they will receive $155,000 from lauro
County Crim Stoppers and then $10,000
from a private
donor." 7:52

$155,000 seems to be a misquote of the Laurel Co. Crime Stoppers amt.

From Sheriff's Sept.10th FB page,
Laurel Co. Crime Stoppers award = $ 5,000. (But was later increased.)
United Way of London reward = $10,000 for info leading to ARREST of JC.

So now UWL reward $ does not appear to be applicable to this recovery.

Sheriff's FB 9/10 FB page does not specify terms for collection of LCCS or anonymous awards. Maybe elsewhere?

Generally, $ amts or specific terms for these kind of awards can change.

Regardless, glad that JC's remains were recovered and area residents can sleep more soundly tonight.

Laurel County Sheriff's Office | London KY. See 9/10 entry.

I-75 shooting manhunt: Reward increased again

Officials urge people not to approach him call 911, Laurel County Sheriff’s Office, 606-864-6600 or KSP Post 11, 606-878-6622.

www.wymt.com

 

[airportwoman]

Besides buzzards, probably coyotes, wild dogs, wild pigs if they live there? And other scavengers.

What kind of wild animal would have been the likely one to tear his body apart like that? I don't know what's found in that area

 

[Cindizzi]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1836572295629860904

 

[PommyMommy]

SEP 18, 2024

Kentucky couple helps police locate body believed to be I-75 shooting suspect

"I want to recognize the McCoys. They've been very cooperative with our troopers and provided our troopers with relevant information," a KSP official said.

www.whas11.com

[...]

"Something's dead 'cause I caught a whiff of something," Sheila McCoy says about 12 minutes into the video.

A few minutes later the McCoys ran into the state troopers who informed them they smelled the same odor of decomposition. Fred McCoy identifies himself to troopers as a retired police chief with more than 40 years of experience.

[...]

Roughly 30 minutes into the livestream, Fred is seen going down a small hill in the tree line before screaming out to police.

"Oh! Got him, here he is!" he shouts. Sheila isn't far behind.

[...]

 

[rosesfromangels]

They are in fact receiving that $25,000 reward money. Well deserved.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1836569159863337020

Good for them! They seem pretty darn good at search and recovery; they might want to consider formally joining a search and rescue org; esp. with the LE background! Bravo!
Prayers continue for the recovering victims and their anguished families. May this discovery help them accelerate their healing.

Amateur opinion and speculation

 

[PommyMommy]

SEP 18, 2024

Couple livestreaming search say what led to discovery of body near I-75 shooting site

After an intense manhunt that lasted for more than a week, investigators believe the body of a suspect in a shooting along Interstate 75 in Kentucky has been recovered.

www.wlwt.com

Retired police officer Fred McCoy and his wife Sheila said they had been searching for Couch for days when circling birds led them to a body.

"I had seen a vulture fly up with something in his mouth, and I thought, well, don't call nobody, it could be just an animal," Fred McCoy said. "Then Sheila said, I smell something."

Laurel County officers and Kentucky State Police bumped into the couple after they said the vultures caught their attention. ...

https://www.thenewsjournal.net/body-discovered-near-exit-49-ksp-working-to-confirm-identity/#google_vignette

... Burnett confirmed that they would be receiving $15,000 in reward money from Laurel County Crime Stoppers for their efforts, as well as an additional $10,000 from a private donor.

 

[LadyL]

well I'm relieved for all the people in the area feeling unsafe
and I'm sad for his family