Kentucky State Police: Body found near site of I-75 mass shooting

A body has been found near Exit 49 off I-75 in Laurel County near the site where a gunman wounded five people in a mass shooting earlier this month.

Authorities are investigating the site to identify the body.

The shooting lead to law enforcement on a manhunt for the suspected shooter, 32-year-old Joseph Couch, over 28,000 acres of heavily wooded area around the exit in the Daniel Boone National Forest.

Area schools closed out of safety and have just recently reopened to in-person classes this week.

This story will be updated.

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