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| Police respond to shooting reports at North Carolina high school | Police respond to shooting reports at North Carolina high school |
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| Police in North Carolina are responding to reports of an active shooter at Topsail High School, near Wilmington. Law enforcement sources say the scene is “still active.” | Police in North Carolina are responding to reports of an active shooter at Topsail High School, near Wilmington. Law enforcement sources say the scene is “still active.” |
| Local law enforcement responded to a call from the school some time around 6.30am on Friday. | Local law enforcement responded to a call from the school some time around 6.30am on Friday. |
| “It’s extremely busy right now,” an emergency dispatcher told Time magazine. “All of our units are trying to take this person into custody.” | |
| Unconfirmed reports from social media suggest that the shooter may be on the roof of the school. | |
| Surf City Middle School, just over 8 miles from Topsail, has also reportedly been placed on lockdown. | |
| Topsail High School was placed on lockdown in May, after a student brought a large hunting knife onto campus. Upon hearing of the lockdown, another student brought a semiautomatic rifle, and told deputies that he brought the gun to stop a potential shooter. | |
| In February, another 14-year-old Topsail student was charged with threatening to shoot up the school on social media. | |
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