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00:00Breaking news. We are following reports of an active shooting situation. This is along I-75 south of Lexington, Kentucky.
00:08Police have shut down Interstate 75 near London, Kentucky and say that numerous people have been shot.
00:16But we do not have details at this time on the number of victims or even their condition.
00:22The suspect has not been captured either.
00:25However, police have just released this photo of a person of interest.
00:30Their words identified as 32-year-old Joseph Couch.
00:34Police describing Couch as armed and dangerous and are urging residents to stay inside, avoid the area and certainly do not approach Couch if you see him.
00:44We also have these images of traffic stopped right along the interstate.
00:49The driver who shared them with us says he was driving back from a family reunion and saw a state police cruiser speeding by him and then traffic was stopped.
00:59Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said in a statement posted on X that the highway was closed in both directions at exit 49 if you're familiar with that area.
01:10He says he's monitoring the situation.
01:13The Louisville office of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is assisting the state police with the investigation.
01:22That is the very latest that we have. We will have much more on this shooting right here on ABC News.