Charleston - Huntington, West Virginia -- WOWK -- 13NewsApple Grove Post Office robbed; 5 Mason County schools on and off lockdown

A man robbed the Apple Grove Post Office in Mason County this morning, forcing nearby schools to be locked down.

The robbery happened at 10 a.m. and five schools in the area were placed on and off lockdown as the case developed, according to Mason County Schools Superintendent Suzanne Dickens. The lockdowns were advised by the Mason County Sheriff's Department.

Point Pleasant Intermediate, Point Pleasant Primary, Ashton Elementary, Beale Elementary and Hannan High School were locked down, Dickens said.

The suspect is described as a white male wearing a gray hoodie and blue jeans, officials said. He left in an older model white vehicle.

We will bring you more information when it becomes available.