Sheriff’s office searching for student who posted video with a gun inside New Hanover High School

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — The New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a student who posted a video on social media holding a gun inside a bathroom at New Hanover High School.

The sheriff’s office says other students saw the video and reported it.

The school went on lockdown around 10:15 a.m. on Monday.

The sheriff’s office responded a searched for the student, who had already left the school.

The student is a juvenile and will face charges, according to authorities.