Incident

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9-07-2024 Kentucky East Bernstadt 5-1

Location

September 07, 2024

I-75 and KY-909
East Bernstadt, Kentucky

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Rebecca Puryear
Age: 28
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Female
Status: Injured

Type: Victim
Name: Norma Liberia
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Female
Status: Injured

Type: Victim
Name: Renee Walker
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Female
Status: Injured

Type: Victim
Name: Janet Booth
Age Group: Adult 18+
Status: Injured

Type: Victim
Name: Erick Tavin
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Injured

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Joseph A Couch
Age: 32
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Suicide^
Attempted Murder/Suicide (one variable unsuccessful)
Mass Shooting (4+ victims injured or killed excluding the subject/suspect/perpetrator, one location)
Assault weapon (AR-15, AK-47, and ALL variants defined by law enforcement)

Notes

5 people shot, 12 cars hit by gunfirer; Cobalt AR-15 with Holosum Sight, .223 cal/5.56 mm ammunition, purchased Sat; KSP says 4-6 shot as of 7:40pm. Shooter still active "No clue where he is at"; Number injured comes from Mayor 1am; Car and gun found per 3p presser; Body found 9/18