Authorities seize gun, ammo from WRH student’s car

ROSE HILL – Duplin County Schools issued the following statement on Feb. 24 in response to a gun found inside a Wallace-Rose Hill High School student’s vehicle. 

“At approximately 8:20 AM, on Tuesday, January 24, the School Resource Officer at Wallace-Rose Hill High School was notified that a student was in possession of a firearm on school property. The School Resource Officer quickly investigated and found the student in the vehicle along with a loaded firearm and ammunition in the back seat. The School Resource Officer confiscated the firearm from the vehicle without incident. Both Duplin County Schools and the Duplin County Sheriff’s Office take these types of incidents very seriously and are issuing consequences that strictly follow NC law and board policy.  We encourage anyone with information that may pose a threat to our school family to contact school administration or law enforcement immediately.  Please be assured student and staff safety is a top priority for Wallace-Rose Hill and Duplin County Schools. Following the incident, the school was secure and students and staff were safe. There is an ongoing investigation by law enforcement.”