UPDATE (7:30 am):
AMPSTEAD, N.C. (AP) — County official says reports of active shooter at school in North Carolina turn out to be malfunctioning water heater.
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ORIGINAL STORY:
HAMPSTEAD, N.C. (AP) — Authorities in North Carolina have responded to reports of an active shooter at a high school.
Capt. James Rowell with the Pender County Sheriff’s Office tells WECT-TV that the scene at Topsail High School remains active, and there were no immediate reports of injuries Friday.
Reports of an active shooter came in around 6:30 a.m. No other details have been released.
Topsail High School is located near the coast in Hampstead, about 20 miles (32 kilometers) north of Wilmington.