It was a married couple who discovered remains that authorities believe were a man who opened fire on a Kentucky highway.

A body was found off a Kentucky highway. Police believe it's Joseph Couch, who is suspected of shooting five people almost two weeks earlier.

Police on Wednesday said they discovered a body believed to be that of a fugitive suspected of shooting and wounding five people in cars traveling along a Kentucky highway on Sept. 7, an outburst that led to a manhunt through rugged,

An initial DNA test on remains believed to be that of alleged I-75 shooter Joseph Couch was inconclusive, but a self-inflicted gunshot was the cause of death.

Kentucky State Police Commissioner Phillip Burnett Jr. It was discovered by two troopers and two civilians in a "deep brush" behind the exit, Burnett said at a news conference Wednesday night.Start the day smarter.

Fred and Shelia McCoy will receive a $25,000 reward for finding the suspected body of the Kentucky highway shooter, police said.