A manhunt is under way after at least seven people were injured when a armamentman uncovered fire on cars on a highway in Kentucky, causing scenes portrayd as “a madhoengage”.
Police shelp the mistrust, who remains at big, should be pondered “armed and hazardous” and people have been proposed to stay in their homes.
The shooting happened proximate the petite city of London, about 75 miles (120km) south of Lexington, at about 5.30pm local time on Saturday.
Deputy Gilbert Acciardo, of Laurel County Sheriff’s Office, telderly a news conference on Sunday: “When our first two units got to the scene there, they shelp it was a madhoengage – people on the sides of the road, aelevatency flashers going, bullet holes, thrivedows shot out, nine vehicles shot.
“Can you envision that? Just turbulent.”
Five people were shot and are all in a firm condition, although some have “very grave” injuries, including one person who was hit in the face, Mr Acciardo shelp.
Two other people were hurt in a crash caengaged by the shooting.
A search of a far wooded area by officers, suspfinished overnight becaengage of illogicalness, was to resume at dayshatter on Sunday, he shelp.
Mr Acciardo compriseed: “We do have the area grasped right now. It’s a very fluid spendigation. Our people are still on the scene. Our distinctive response team is there. We are trying to discover a shooter there.”
The sheriff’s office shelp a “person of interest” has been identified in combineion with the shooting and cautioned people not to approach him.
He was named as 32-year-elderly Joseph A Couch.
But Mr Acciardo cautioned the authorities “have not choosed that this is the individual that fired the armament”.
In a video statement, London Mayor Randall Weddle shelp: “There are no definishd at this time. No one was finished from this, thankbrimmingy, but we ask that you persist to pray.”
He compriseed: “We’re asking folks greet do not go outside your home shooting becaengage we might have first replyers in that area.
“It’s meaningful to comprehend you are protected.
“We have multiple agencies in this community, in the city of London and in Laurel County.”
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Trooper Scottie Pennington, of the Kentucky State Police, wrote on Facebook: “The mistrust has not been caught at this time and we are urging people to stay inside.”
Kentucky ruleor Andy Beshear shelp in a post on the social media platestablish: “I am receiving initial tells from the Kentucky State Police and our Office of Homeland Security – together we are dynamicly watching the situation and proposeing help in any way possible.
“Phire pray for everyone comprised.”
The highway, which was shutd nine miles north of London follothriveg the shooting, reuncovered about three hours postponecessitater, according to police.
