London mayor urges Kentucky residents to keep doors locked after highway shooting

Residents in Kentucky were urged to keep their doors locked after an active shooter opened fire near the I-17, striking multiple people according to authorities.

Police are searching for Joseph A Couch, 32, who is considered a "person of interest" in the incident that occurred just after 6:30pm on Saturday, 7 September, nine miles north of London .

The highway was initially closed at Exit 49 and US 25 and has since reopened in both directions.

None of the seven people injured have died as a result of the incident, and not all were injured from gunshot wounds, officials said.