Police: W.Va. shooter was upset over ex-girlfriend's trysts

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — The owner of a towing company who had ongoing beefs in his personal and professional life went on a shooting rampage, carrying out his grudges by killing his ex-girlfriend and two men she had been romantically involved with, as well as the owner of a rival tow truck company.

The shooter, Jody Lee Hunt, killed himself Monday inside a pickup truck in the woods after about a 12-hour manhunt, State Police Lt. Michael Baylous and Monongalia County Sheriff Kenneth "Al" Kisner said today during a radio interview on West Virginia MetroNews.

There were signs of trouble in Hunt's personal life late last year. His ex-girlfriend filed a restraining order against him but it ended two weeks later when things apparently improved.

In early November, another restraining order was taken out, only it was terminated when the couple started living separately.

In a Facebook post around the time of the shooting rampage, Hunt called his ex-girlfriend the "love of my life" and said his actions were "wrong but in my eyes just."