NEW MANCHESTER — Authorities say one woman is dead and three others — including the suspect — were injured during a shooting Wednesday evening.

Hancock County Sheriff Ralph Fletcher held a brief press conference late Wednesday inside the Hancock County Courthouse in New Cumberland. Fletcher said the suspect was shot by a law enforcement officer, and the male suspect was taken to a local hospital and later airlifted to a Pittsburgh hospital.

No details were immediately released on the condition of the suspect.

Neither Fletcher nor Chief Deputy Art Watson stated a specific motive for the shooting saying the investigation is still underway, though they believe to have identified a motive that could not be shared.

A woman was killed in the shooting, and at least three crime scenes were identified by authorities. Any relationships between the suspect and the victims is under investigation.

The suspect was apprehended at a residence along Locust Hill Road, according to Watson. A pickup truck was seen at the residence, and the truck ended up striking the home.

Another woman was shot inside a trailer along off state Route 8. She was reportedly shot in the abdomen. Two other people inside the trailer were injured, but officer did not say if the injuries were from gunshots. A dog inside the trailer was shot.

The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office received a call of a shooting in a rural area on Judge Drive at approximately 7:40 p.m. The deceased victim was found at that scene.

At approximately 8 p.m., a second call was received, this one of an active shots fired situation in the Red Barn Trailer Court. Officers responded and found a residence “shot up” from the outside. Inside the woman with the gunshot wound, the two additional injured parties and the dog were found.

The suspect appeared to have fled that scene after discharging his weapon.

Police say they were able to establish a relationship between the two scenes.

Officers began receiving information on the vehicle the suspect was driving, described as a pickup truck, at that time.

At approximately 8:15 p.m., officers encountered the suspect’s vehicle on W.Va. 8 and attempted to get him to stop. Officers then used a “forced-stop” maneuver, leading to the end of the chase on Locust Hill Road after the suspect’s vehicle crashed into a residence.

“I’m not sure where the shooter was going at this time,” Fletcher said. “He was going at a high rate of speed when officers started coming upon him. Whether he was fleeing or going somewhere else to attempt more damage, we don’t know. The officers decided to make a forced-stop. The vehicle ended up inside a residence, where he was trapped.”

The suspect was described as a white, middle-aged male estimated to be in his 40s. He was the only person taken into custody, though witnesses were still being talked to by law enforcement.

Fletcher said law enforcement answered multiple unfounded shots-fired calls around the county after word of the New Manchester situation spread.

The West Virginia State Police is investigating the officer-related shooting.

During the incidents, Oak Glen High School was put on lockdown as a precaution. Fletcher stated there was no information that the school was in danger.

Fletcher and Watson praised and thanked the response from area emergency response agencies, including the West Virginia State Police, Weirton Police Department, Brooke County Sheriff’s Department, Chester Police Department, New Cumberland Police Department, New Manchester Police Department, West Virginia Department of Natural Resources, East Liverpool Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

“With the information coming in, it was all hands on deck,” Fletcher said. “It’s the type of cooperation you don’t always see in a lot of areas I suppose. In a small county such as Hancock County we all know each other and work well together.

“All the officers, all the agencies work well together,” Fletcher said. “We have trained together in the past. They all stepped up and did what they were trained to do, which is go towards the sounds of the bullets and then go into investigative mode.”