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Kentucky manhunt enters third day as officers hack through thickets with machetes: 'Like a jungle'
A manhunt for a gunman in Kentucky stretched into a third day on Monday as officers hacked through “jungle”-like terrain with machetes in search of a suspect who opened fire near Interstate 75 over the weekend, wounding five people, authorities said.
Officers have relentlessly scoured a rugged, hilly area of southeastern Kentucky since the shooting unfolded Saturday around 6 p.m. near exit 49. Officers have so far recovered an AR-15 rifle and a small silver-colored SUV registered to the suspect – 32-year-old Joseph A. Couch. Couch, however, remains on the run.
The extensive search area along the highway was like “walking in a jungle,” with machetes needed to cut through thickets of woods, said State police Master Trooper Scottie Pennington, a spokesman for the London state police post.
As darkness fell Sunday night, the search once again ended without any sign of the suspect. The search resumed Monday morning with a focus on a remote area about eight miles north of London.
KENTUCKY POLICE RECOVER SUV, AR-15 IN MANHUNT FOR I-75 SHOOTER
Joseph A. Couch was named a suspect in the I-75 shooting after authorities found a vehicle registered to him near the crime scene. He was initially named a person of interest. (London Police Department)
“As this continues, it becomes more stressful for the community, it becomes more stressful for the officers that are there because we’re looking … and we’re trying to find him, and we haven’t found him,” said Deputy Gilbert Acciardo, a spokesperson for the Laurel County Sheriff’s Office.
The terrain in the search area is hilly, rocky and hard to navigate, according to officials. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
Several school districts in the rural area canceled classes Monday out of an abundance of caution. Officials warned the public to lock doors, keep porch lights on and monitor security cameras.
Law enforcement agencies have relentlessly searched for Couch since Saturday evening. (Laurel County Sheriff’s Office)
Couch was initially named as a person of interest before authorities found the vehicle near the crime scene.
Authorities said Couch purchased the weapon and about 1,000 rounds of ammunition Saturday morning in London. Couch has a military background, having served in the National Guard for at least four years, said Capt. Richard Dalrymple of the sheriff’s office.
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Investigators believe Couch fired a total of 20 to 30 rounds from a wooded area near the highway where Acciardo said “he could have shot down upon the interstate.” Acciardo said Couch likely picked this location because it is remote with terrain that is hilly, rocky and hard to navigate.
Officials said the search area is a remote area about eight miles north of London, Kentucky. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
Bullets struck 12 vehicles and wounded five people, who were all in stable condition early Sunday, according to officials. Some of the victims had “very serious” injuries, including one person who was shot in the face. Two other people were hurt in a vehicle accident caused by the gunfire.
Officials said troopers are being brought in from around the state to aid the manhunt, and investigators have been inundated with tips from the public.
Traffic was stopped during an active shooting on Interstate 75 north of London, Kentucky, on Saturday. (Camden Mink/Mount Vernon Fire Department via AP)
Meanwhile, specially trained officers have been placed at strategic locations around the wooded area to prevent the suspect from slipping through their perimeter.
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“We’re not going to quit until we do lay hands on him,” Laurel County Sheriff John Root said Sunday night.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Former Auburn wide receiver Seth Williams will be at practice on Wednesday with the Dallas Cowboys, according to the NFL team’s official website.
The Cowboys have signed Williams for their practice squad after he caught passes at a workout for the team with a handful of other free-agent wide receivers on Tuesday.
Williams joins Dallas after the Cowboys placed wide receiver Brandin Cooks on injured reserve last week with a knee injury.
Williams has been out of football since the Jacksonville Jaguars waived him on Aug. 25.
The Denver Broncos selected Williams in the sixth round of the 2021 NFL Draft after he had 132 receptions for 2,214 yards and 17 touchdowns in three seasons at Auburn.
The former Paul Bryant High School standout had a 34-yard reception in two games as a rookie for the Broncos, but he has not appeared in an NFL regular-season game since.
Williams has spent the past two seasons on the Jaguars’ practice squad.
Each NFL team can have a 16-player practice squad. The members of the practice squad do everything that the members of the active roster do, but they are not eligible to play in games – with one exception. Each team is allowed to elevate up to two practice-squad members to active status for each game.
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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.
The Miami Heat have found a new way to honor longtime team president Pat Riley.
When they open the season later this month, they’ll do so by playing on the new Pat Riley Court at the Kaseya Center. The team announced this week that it will be officially dedicating the floor at their arena in Riley’s honor.
“This has been one hell of a journey that [owner] Micky [Arison] and I have taken together over the last 30 years,” Riley said in a statement. “The goal from day one was to win, and win big. We did. We won championships, sprayed each other with champagne, had parades, celebrated on this floor, in this arena, in the streets with our great fans and hung the names of our greatest players from the rafters.
“Naming the court after me would have made my parents very proud. It is a great, great honor for myself, [wife] Chris and my family.”
Riley is entering his 30th season running the Heat this fall. After a long run with both the Los Angeles Lakers, where he won four championships, and the New York Knicks, Riley was hired as the Heat’s head coach ahead of the 1995-96 campaign. He compiled a 454-395 record over the next 11 seasons and helped lead the franchise to a championship in 2006 with Dwyane Wade and Shaquille O’Neal.
He transitioned into the front office in 2008, where he helped land LeBron James and lead the Heat to another pair of NBA titles and four consecutive NBA Finals appearances. Riley was named to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008, too.
The Heat went 46-36 last season and made the playoffs for a fifth straight year under coach Erik Spoelstra, who took over for Riley in 2008. They will officially open the regular season on Oct. 23 against the Orlando Magic.
This photograph shows the CRJ after impact. (Atlanta Airside Operations)
ATLANTA – The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released its preliminary report in its investigation of a ground collision between two Delta Air Lines planes at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport last month.
The incident occurred on Sept. 10 at approximately 10:07 a.m. as two aircraft, Delta Air Lines flight 295, an Airbus A350-941 (N503DN), and Endeavor Air flight 5526 (operating as Delta), a Mitsubishi CRJ-900 (N302PQ), collided while taxiing for departure.
This image provided by the NTSB shows ground position tracks for DAL295 (A350) and EDV5526 (CRJ) in relation to taxiways E and H. (NTSB)
According to the report, the collision occurred when the right wingtip of the A350 struck the vertical stabilizer of the CRJ-900 as both aircraft were maneuvering near runway 8R. The CRJ was holding short of the runway, awaiting takeoff clearance, while the A350 was taxiing behind it. The impact caused substantial damage to the CRJ’s empennage and minor damage to the A350.
All 236 passengers and crew members aboard the A350 escaped injury. One flight attendant aboard the CRJ-900 sustained a minor injury, while the other 59 people on board were unharmed.
Delta Air Lines flight 295 was preparing for an international flight to Tokyo Haneda International Airport, while the CRJ was scheduled for a domestic flight to Lafayette Regional Airport in Louisiana.
This image provided by the NTSB shows the distance from the hold short line to the nose landing gear of the CRJ. (NTSB)
The NTSB has assigned investigative teams to assess areas such as operations, airworthiness, air traffic control, and aircraft performance. The flight data recorders (FDR) and cockpit voice recorders (CVR) from both aircraft were retrieved and sent to the NTSB’s Vehicle Recorder Laboratory for analysis.
Completing the full crash report may take up to two years.
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