A manhunt is underway in Kentucky after several people were shot along a highway near London on Saturday.
The Laurel County Sheriff’s Office has named Joseph A. Couch, 32, as a suspect and warned the public that he is considered armed and dangerous.
The incident began at around 18:00 local time (22:00 GMT), when police responded to reports of shots fired in a vehicle near Interstate 75.
According to local media, the gunfire may have come from a wooded area near the highway or from an overpass.
It is not yet known if there were any deaths or how many people were injured.
In an earlier statement, the Laurel County Sheriff’s Office said “multiple people” had been shot.
A spokesperson for the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington told the BBC’s US news partner, CBS News, that they had so far received at least two patients from the incident, but had no information on their conditions.
Kentucky State Police spokesman Scottie Pennington urged people in the area to stay indoors.
People have been warned not to approach this person.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives also confirmed it was involved in the search.
Earlier, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear wrote on social media that law enforcement had “closed the interstate in both directions” near the scene of the shooting.
He said the area should be avoided and urged people to “pray for everyone involved”.
London is a small city of about 8,000 residents near the Daniel Boone National Forest.
