Search continues for gunman who shot 5 people on interstate in Kentucky

A grueling search stretched into a third day for a gunman who opened fire on an interstate highway and wounded five people over the weekend.

LONDON, Ky. (AP) — More than a dozen school districts shut down classes Monday across a wide swath of southeastern Kentucky as a grueling search stretched into a third day for a gunman who opened fire on an interstate highway and wounded five people over the weekend.

Administrators in Rockcastle County, just north of where the shooting took place, told the school community they decided to close classes while the shooter is still at large “out of an abundance of caution.”

“As always, the safety of our students and our staff is our Number One priority, “ the school district said in a social media message.

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