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Gun fired into toilet at NC high school prompts lockdown, police say

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Someone fired one shot into a toilet in one of the men’s restrooms at Cary High School near Raleigh, police told affiliate ABC 11.

A 14-year-old student is being questioned in the case.

Someone at the school reportedly heard the gunshot and alerted authorities, which sent the school into a Code Red lockdown shortly before noon Wednesday.

Officials said the lockdown was prompted as a cautionary measure, ABC 11 reported.

Someone at the school reportedly heard the gunshot and alerted authorities, which sent the school into a Code Red lockdown shortly before noon Wednesday.

School officials and Cary officers said the lockdown was enacted as a caution.

Around 12:30 p.m. Cary Police Department said the initial investigation found no injuries and no evidence of a shooting. However, by 1:50 p.m., the investigators released the information about the shooting in the men’s restroom.

Students at the school told ABC11 that a picture of the destroyed toilet was on Snapchat and was being shared among the students.

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The school returned to normal operations and lifted the lockdown.

Cary police have filed charges against two juveniles in connection in the incident.


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