Morgantown, W.Va. • A manhunt was underway for a gunman suspected in three separate shootings Monday that left four dead in north-central West Virginia, including a woman who filed a domestic violence complaint against the man sought by police.
Two of the shootings happened in the Westover area, and the other was in the Cheat Lake area in Monongalia County, said state police spokesman Lt. Michael Baylous.
He identified the two victims from the Cheat Lake shooting as Sharon Kay Berkshire, 39, and Michael David Frum, 28. Baylous had no details on the Westover shootings, saying other law enforcement agencies were handling them.
Monongalia County 911 director Mike Wolfe said police are seeking Jody Lee Hunt, 39. Police also are searching for a 2011 Ford F-150 extended-cab truck.
According to Monongalia County Circuit Court records, Berkshire filed a domestic violence case against Hunt last month. A call to Hunt's home went unanswered.
Arlene Barnett of Westover said she was drinking coffee at her home when she heard four gunshots shortly after 10 a.m. at a nearby trailer where one of the victims lived.
"I didn't pay any attention to it because I thought, oh heck, it's deer season," Barnett said. "I thought they were deer hunting. I just went about my business and didn't connect anything. Then I heard the sirens."
Frum's aunt, Ellen Shafer, of the Cheat Lake area, said she knew few details about her nephew's death. "We were just saddened, and we're living with the realization of his death and coping the best we can," Shafer said.
Local schools were placed on lockdown.
State documents indicate Hunt owned J&J Towing and Repair LLC of Westover. A call to the business went unanswered Monday afternoon.
This undated photo provided by the West Virginia State Police shows Jody Hunt, who authorities said is a suspect in three shootings in West Virginia, Monday, Dec. 1, 2014. (AP Photo/West Virginia State Police)
This undated photo provided by the Monongalia County Homeland Security Emergency Mangement Agency shows a black Ford F-150 extended cab that authorities are seeking in connection with a shooting that occurred in Morgantown, W.Va., Monday, Dec. 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Monongalia County Homeland Security Emergency Mangement Agency)
This undated photo provided by the Monongalia County Homeland Security Emergency Mangement Agency shows a black Ford F-150 extended cab that authorities are seeking in connection with a shooting that occurred in Morgantown, W.Va., Monday, Dec. 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Monongalia County Homeland Security Emergency Mangement Agency)
A Sheriffs department patrol car is parked on the exit ramp of exit 155 of I-79 in Morgantown, W.V., Monday, Dec. 1, 2014, after three separate shootings left four people dead on Monday. State police said they're seeking one suspect in all the shootings. Monongalia County 911 director Mike Wolfe said police are seeking Jody Lee Hunt, 39, of Westover. Police also are searching for a 2011 Ford F-150 extended cab truck. (AP Photo/Ben Queen)
Parents wait in their cars outside of Mylan Park Elementary School in Morgantown, WV., Monday, Dec. 1, 2014, after three separate shootings left four people dead on Monday. State police said they're seeking one suspect in all the shootings. Monongalia County 911 director Mike Wolfe said police are seeking Jody Lee Hunt, 39, of Westover. Police also are searching for a 2011 Ford F-150 extended cab truck. (AP Photo/Ben Queen)
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