(Update 2:30 p.m.) The St. Joseph Police Department is still searching for multiple suspects after incidents Monday morning in St. Joseph that prompted lockdowns at all schools in the St. Joseph School District.

An incident on South 13th sent a man to the hospital with a gunshot wound that police deemed to be non-life threatening.  A second incident on Park Lane led to two victims that sustained what police described as vicious lacerations.

Schools were placed on lock down for about three hours this morning around 9 a.m. while police investigated.  It was also the first day of classes.  Lockdown was lifted after district officials determined there did not appear to be an immediate threat to students or staff members.

Sgt. Jill Voltmer said shortly before 3 p.m. police were still searching for a vehicle and multiple suspected in connection with the case.  The investigation continues.

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(UPDATE 11:50 a.m.) – The St. Joseph School District has been released from lockdown status as police have been investigating three separate shooting reports Monday morning.

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St. Joseph police were investigating separate shooting reports Monday morning, one of which prompted a school lockdown on the first day of classes.

According to Joey Austin of the St. Joseph School District, the Webster Learning Center was placed on lockdown because of an incident in the area. The center is located at 1211 North 18th Street in Midtown St. Joseph. Officers were investigating a shooting incident about four blocks away at the Circle View Apartments on Park Place north of Holman Street. The apartments are about a block north and east of 22nd and Frederick.

Austin says St. Joseph police are investigating the incident, but others are also of concern. As a precaution, the St. Joseph School District placed all schools in the district on lockdown.

“As police continue to investigate a vehicle involved in multiple incidents throughout the city, the safety of our students and staff is of top priority and therefore all students and staff members will remain in their buildings until further notice,” said Ms Austin in a news release.

An official we spoke to near the Circle View crime scene said there were at least three different shooting investigations underway during the 9 o’clock hour.

We will update as we find out more information.