2024 Interstate 75 Kentucky shooting
| 2024 Interstate 75 Kentucky shooting | |
|---|---|
| Location | 37°13′35.3″N 84°12′55.0″W / 37.226472°N 84.215278°W Interstate 75, Laurel County, Kentucky, United States |
| Date | September 7, 2024 c. 5:30 p.m. (EDT) |
| Target | People in cars |
Attack type | Mass shooting |
| Weapon | Cobalt Kinetics AR-15-style semi-automatic rifle |
| Deaths | 1 (the perpetrator) |
| Injured | 8 (5 by gunfire) |
| Perpetrator | Joseph Allen Couch |
| Motive | Undetermined |
On September 7, 2024, eight people were wounded during a mass shooting on Kentucky's Interstate 75. A gunman, subsequently identified as Joseph A. Couch, fired at least 20 rounds at passing cars from the overpass at Exit 49. He escaped from the scene and was the subject of a manhunt. Couch's body was found 11 days later, having died from a self-inflicted gunshot.