NEWS ALERT: Retired ‘bounty hunter’ couple finds remains of alleged interstate shooter

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From Fox News: A Kentucky couple credited with helping authorities find the remains of the alleged gunman suspected of shooting at vehicles on Interstate 75 earlier this month said they turned into bounty hunters in an effort to find him.

Fred and Sheila McCoy, who typically spend their retired days creating YouTube videos about the infamous Hatfield-McCoy feud, spent days in rugged terrain before finding the body of who authorities suspect is Joseph Couch.

“For one week we turned into bounty hunters,” Fred McCoy told The Associated Press on Thursday. “The more we was watching the news and saw lockdowns and school closings, the more we were compelled to search for him.”

Couch, 32, is suspected of opening fire on the freeway and wounding five people on Sept. 7. The alleged shooter fired 20 to 30 rounds. The victims were expected to survive, but some sustained serious injuries, authorities said.

Law enforcement officials had been searching for nearly two weeks for Couch, and have covered thousands of acres. In the end, his body was found in the woods near exit 49 off Interstate 75.

The McCoys will receive a $25,000 reward for the find, state police confirmed Wednesday night.

The couple was live-streaming their search on their YouTube channel when they finally discovered Couch’s decomposing body.

Below is a video clip of the moment the discovery was made. The footage has been blurred to hide the graphic image.

The Laurel County Sheriff’s Department confirmed in a Facebook post that the body was found.

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