It has been advised by the police that people stay inside their homes as the suspect, who is still at large, should be viewed as “armed and dangerous”.
Around 5.30 p.m. local time on Saturday, the shooting took place close to the little city of London, which is located approximately 75 miles (120 km) south of Lexington.
“When our first two units got to the scene there, they said it was a madhouse – people on the sides of the road, emergency flashers going, bullet holes, windows shot out, nine vehicles shot,” Laurel County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Gilbert Acciardo said during a press conference on Sunday.
Mr. Acciardo stated that although several of the five victims of the shooting have “very serious” injuries—including one who was struck in the face—all five are in stable condition.
The gunfire prompted an accident that injured two more persons.
He stated that authorities had stopped their overnight search of a remote wooded region due to darkness and will pick it up again at dawn on Sunday.
“We do have the area contained right now,” Mr. Acciardo continued. This is a really dynamic study. Our folks are still present in the area. There’s our special response team. Our goal is to locate the shooter there.
