Jody Lee Hunt , the suspect in the fatal shootings of four people in West Virginia 's Monongalia County on Monday , has been located and is dead , the county 's Homeland Security Emergency Management Agency and state police said . The agencies offered no details about how the suspect died or where he was found . There was a search for Hunt , who was suspected of killing four people in three locations in Monongalia County , in the northeast part of the state . At least one of the shootings happened in Westover , in Monongalia County , and another shooting was reported in an unincorporated part of the county . `` Mr. Hunt did know each of these victims and we do have some key pieces of evidence that do point to him as being the suspect , including his social media traffic as well , '' State Police Lt. Michael Baylous told CNN affiliate WTAE . `` We have an idea why this may have occurred , but we 're not in a position where we 're ready to release this as of yet . ''
Police say suspect Jody Lee Hunt is dead . They gave no details about where he was located or how he died . He is believed to have known the victims , police say .