Schools reopen in a Kentucky county where a gunman wounded 5 on an interstate highway
- Laurel County Public Schools are reopening with enhanced security for buses and campuses after a gunman wounded five people on Interstate 75 on September 7.
- Police increased patrols along bus routes and at schools while encouraging parents to keep children inside until buses arrived.
- Students had previously shifted to virtual learning for several days following the incident and have now returned to in-person classes.
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Focus shifts in I-75 shooter search from manhunt in forest to more police presence in communities - The Lexington Times
Republished from Kentucky Lantern Kentucky officials on Tuesday announced a shift in the search for the suspect in the Sept. 7 shootings on Interstate 75 to focus on increasing police presence and patrols in nearby communities. Gov. Andy Behsear said that on the manhunt’s 11th day there remains only a low probability of finding Joseph Couch, 32, in the Daniel Boone National Forest. Monitoring of the forest will continue by aircraft and surveillan
Kentucky manhunt: Personnel 'reallocated' outside forest as search for I-75 shooting suspect continues
LONDON, Ky. (FOX 56) — As 10 days have passed since the shooting on I-75 in Laurel County, state and area leaders held a briefing Tuesday afternoon regarding the ongoing manhunt for the suspect. Gov. Beshear was joined by Kentucky State Police (KSP) Commissioner Burnett and other local leaders for the briefing at noon EDT in London. Who is Joseph Couch? Alleged I-75 shooter warned he was going to ‘kill a lot of people’ Officials said fiv…
Schools Reopen in a Kentucky County Where a Gunman Wounded 5 on an Interstate Highway
Schools reopened with extra security on Tuesday in the rural Kentucky county where a gunman who remains at large opened fire on an interstate highway, hitting a dozen vehicles and wounding five people.

Schools reopen in a Kentucky county where a gunman wounded 5 on an interstate highway
Schools reopened with extra security on Tuesday in the rural Kentucky county where a gunman who remains at large opened fire on an interstate highway, hitting a dozen vehicles and wounding five people. As authorities continue searching for the shooter, public schools in Laurel County were in session for the first time since the assailant sprayed bullets onto Interstate 75 on Sept. Continue reading at The Republic News.
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