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Police search for suspect in 3 shootings in north-central West Virginia; schools on lockdown

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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) (The Associated Press)

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) (The Associated Press)

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) (The Associated Press)

Police are searching for a suspect following three shootings in north-central West Virginia and it isn't immediately clear if anyone was injured.

Monongalia County sheriff's Chief Deputy Perry Palmer says the shootings happened Monday morning.

911 director Mike Wolfe says schools in Monongalia County are on lockdown and that police are searching for Jody Hunt in relation to the case. Police also are searching for a 2011 Ford F-150 extended cab truck with a license plate that's blacked out and unreadable.

Details of the shootings weren't immediately available.