Staff report Kentucky’s Chief State Medical Examiner Dr. William Ralston and the state police crime lab have confirmed that a body found in Laurel County is Joseph Couch, the suspect accused of shooting five people Sept.

DNA extracted through bone marrow confirmed the body found earlier this week was Joseph Couch, who has been accused of shooting five people on the interstate.

Governor Andy Beshear announced that Kentucky's Chief Medical Examiner and state police crime lab have confirmed the unidentified body believed to be Joseph Couch has been positively identified through DNA bone extraction.

As a community waits for the positive identification of body believed to be the I-75 shooter, there is relief in Laurel County and some reservation.

Officials are saying they are working to confirm the identity of a body that has just been found in Laurel County. Kentucky State Police shared a post on social media on Wednesday saying a body was found “in the vicinity of exit 49 in Laurel County,

Authorities believe the body of Joseph Couch, the suspected I-75 shooter, has been located in Laurel County. Trooper Scottie Pennington took to Facebook to announce a body was located in the vicinity of exit 49 in Laurel County.

Gov. Andy Beshear said the state police crime lab and Kentucky's chief medical examiner had identified the body found near exit 49 on I-75 Wednesday who was suspected to be Joseph Couch.

The Kentucky State Medical Examiner's Office will now try another testing method to identify the remains, officials said Thursday.

The body found near exit 49 in Laurel County on Wednesday afternoon has been positively identified by officials as Laurel County shooting suspect Joseph Couch.