LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A search resumed Sunday morning for a person of interest in connection to a shooting that occurred on Interstate 75 in Laurel County, Kentucky on Saturday evening.

Laurel County Sheriff's Office said I-75 was closed at Exit 49, nine miles north of London, due to an active shooter situation which left five people shot.

The interstae was closed nine miles north of London but reopened three hours later.

In an update Sunday, deputy Gilbert Acciardo, a spokesperson for the Laurel County Sheriff's Office, said five people were shot and all were in stable condition. But some of the victims had "very serious injuries" and one person was shot in the face.

The two other people injured was due to a car crash. The interstate was shut down in both directions for several hours.

"I am receiving initial reports from the Kentucky State Police and our Office of Homeland Security — together we are actively monitoring the situation and offering support in any way possible," Gov. Andy Beshear posted on X. 

London Police Department said 32-year-old Joseph A. Couch is a person of interest in the shooting. Couch is considered armed and dangerous.

Acciardo said Sunday that authorities "have not determined that this is the individual that fired the weapon."

The Laurel County Sheriff's Office said Sunday morning that the ground search had resumed and they were being assisted by numerous other agencies. 

“We do have the area contained right now. It’s a very fluid investigation. Our people are still on the scene. Our special response team is there. We are trying to find a shooter there,” Acciardo said Sunday.

If anyone has any information about Couch's location, they are asked to call 911 or (606) 878-7000. 

Police said numerous people have been shot near I-75.

Christina DiNoto and Jeremy Noll were traveling on I-75 from Rochester, New York to Knoxville when they witnessed the incident.

"I immediately felt like 'was that a gunshot,'" Noll said. "We both kind of froze in the moment. You wouldn't really think that you would experience that just driving casually down the interstate. From that point, we saw a vehicle to our right side pull over."

DiNoto and Noll continued driving to Knoxville. That's when Noll's father called him about the shooting on I-75.

"I hadn't known that this actually occurred, and I was taken aback," Noll said. "His first words were 'are you okay?' We immediately pieced it all together."

After they stopped, DiNoto noticed residue on her car. She believes it shows how close she was to the shooting.

"It's actually on the rim of my tire, it's indented into the metal like a bullet ricocheted off of it is what it looks like," DiNoto said. "And then the paint off the back panel of my car, which is where the sound came from is all chipped off."

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