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A gun was found on campus at South View High School in Hope Mills on Wednesday. A student's backpack was also found to have ammunition and pills inside.

WATER RIGHT NOW ON WRAL, DOC DOT COM. >> I'M AT A HOME IN THE WRAL LIVES 100. IN THE LAST 20 MINUTES, WE LEARN WHAT CAUSED A LOCKDOWN THIS AFTERNOON AT THIS HIGH SCHOOL IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY. THIS IS SOUTH VIEW HIGH SCHOOL'S SKY 5 FLYING OVER THE SCENE. THERE WHEN THIS SCHOOL WAS PUT ON LOCKDOWN THIS AFTERNOON BECAUSE OF A WEAPON ON CAMPUS, WE JUST LEARNED FROM THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE THAT THEY GOT A TIP FROM A STUDENT AT ANOTHER SCHOOL IN THE COUNTY WHO SAID THAT THERE WAS A WEAPON BROUGHT TO THIS SCHOOL. WANT TO SHOW YOU THE PICTURES OF WHAT THEY FOUND RIGHT HERE. YOU CAN SEE THIS IS A HANDGUN. THEY ALSO FOUND SOME BLUE PILLS IN A BAGGY THERE IN THE BACKPACK OF A TEENAGER ON THE CAMPUS. THEY ALSO FOUND AMMUNITION AND THAT BACKPACK, ACCORDING TO THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, JUVENILE PETITIONS HAVE NOW BEEN TAKEN OUT AGAINST THAT TEENAGER FOR THIS BRINGING A

Gun found at South View High School

Sky 5 at South View High School

Ecstasy pills, ammunition and a handgun were found Wednesday on campus at South View High School in Hope Mills.



Ecstasy pills, handgun and ammo found at South View High School

The Hopemills community rallied to support the South View High School football team after the team lost all of their equipment in a fire at the school.

THE DAYS AHEAD WILL OUTLINE THAT. THE FORECAST COMING UP, CAROL, WE ALL NEEDED RAIN MIGHT THANK YOU. >> LAST WEEK KICKED OFF ANOTHER SEASON OF HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL AND IT WAS DOMINANT FOR THE SOUTHVIEW TIGERS SCORING 7 TOUCHDOWNS TO DOMINATE IN A 47 TO 22 WIN. HOWEVER, GET THIS JUST 48 HOURS LATER, COACHES ARRIVED TO SMOKE AND FLAMES. YOU CAN SEE WHAT THEY'RE CARRYING ALL KINDS OF EQUIPMENT THAT IS JUST BURNED UP HERE AFTER A FIRE HAPPENED. BUT THE COMMUNITY WOULD NOT LET THAT HE MISSED THEIR NEXT GAME. WRAL'S CARLY HAYNES WENT TO TONIGHT'S MATCHUP IN HOKE COUNTY. >> AND LEARN JUST HOW RESILIENT THIS PROGRAM IS. OUR LIST. >> LENA, IF YOU'RE AN IDEA OF JUST HOW BAD THIS FIRE WAS, ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS LOOK AT THIS MELTED HANGAR, CARRIES A CHARGE SHIRT WITH THE SOUTHVIEW LOGO ON IT. AND LOOKING AT THIS HERE TONIGHT, IT'S THAT MUCH MORE AMAZING THAT THE TEAM WAS ABLE TO FLIGHT. >> AS FOR THE SOUTH VIEW, HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM, FRIDAY'S GAME WAS A VICTORY BECAUSE ONE POINT DIDN'T SEEM LIKE IT WOULD HAPPEN. YOU START WONDERING, ARE YOU EVEN GOING TO PLAY FOR THE SEASON WITH THE TEAM'S EQUIPMENT WENT INSIDE THIS GYM NOW BEING CARRIED OUT JERSEYS, WATER BOTTLES AND A WHITEBOARD LEFT CHARRED AND BURNT IN A DUMPSTER JUST 2 DAYS AFTER A MAJOR WIN LAST FRIDAY, THE TEAM LOST ALL OF THEIR EQUIPMENT IN A FIRE AT THE SCHOOL. EVERYTHING THAT WAS IN THE LOCKER ROOM THE YEAR THAT THEY'RE PLAYING THE COACHES OFFICES. THE TEAM SAID THEY'RE AUDITORIUM, BECAME THEIR LOCKER ROOM, THEIR BODY WEIGHT BECAME THEIR ONLY WAITS WITHOUT LOOKING AHEAD TO WHERE BUCK IS IN ALL OF A GOOD. BUT THIS TEAM KNOWS HOW TO MAKE IT COME BACK. WE JUST SAW THE RED SEA PART FOR SOUTH YOU FRIDAY. THEY'RE BEAMING AND BRIGHT NEW JERSEYS AND HELMETS. DONATIONS FROM THE COMMUNITY AND ALUMNI POURING IN FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY IN JUST 4 DAYS, IT WAS A SYMPHONY FULL OF ADULTS WORKING IN CONCERT TO HELP THESE KIDS PLAY THE CROWD CHEERING FOR THE TEAM THAT GOT A CHANCE. THOSE FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS BACK UP AND BRIGHTER THAN EVER. >> WELL, THERE'S NO OFFICIAL WORD ON WHAT CAUSED THIS FIRE. THE PRINCIPAL OF SOUTH NEW HIGH SCHOOL SAID THOSE ASSESSMENTS ARE STILL ONGOING. BUT WE KNOW THIS TEAM WAS HOPING FOR A WIN TONIGHT AND I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO GET IT FOR UP TO 30 TO HANDS RIGHT NOW. LOOK, THEY ARE WINNING ACROSS THE BOARD RIGHT NOW. IT IS INCREDIBLE TO SEE HOW THE COMMUNITY STEPPED UP. CARLY HAYNES

 Community steps up after fire damages South View's football gear  

Students at South View High School in Cumberland County walked out of class early Wednesday.

South View students walk out Wednesday morning

South View High School

A suspended South View High School teacher who faces charges that he had sex with a student was arrested Monday, authorities said.

South View High teacher facing student sex charges arrested

Dmitri Pelaez, South View High student sex charges

Cumberland County authorities were searching Friday for a suspended South View High School teacher, who faces charges he had sex with a student.

Teacher likely to face more sex charges as other students come forward

Dmitri Pelaez, South View High coach

South View High teacher sought on student sex charges

A South View High School teacher and soccer coach has been accused of sending sexually suggestive pictures and messages to three students.

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A South View teacher and soccer coach is out of the classroom while school leaders and law enforcement look into a claim that he sent inappropriate photos and texts to a 16-year-old.