Sheriff’s office finds handgun during search off the Cape Fear River

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office says that its dive team helped detectives with a search off the Cape Fear River and found a handgun.

“The handgun is now being sent to process to verify that it is a part of the investigation,” said the office in a release on Jan. 31.

Crews with the New Hanover County Sheriff's Office locate a handgun off the Cape Fear River — Crews with the New Hanover County Sheriff's Office locate a handgun off the Cape Fear River(New Hanover County Sheriff's Office)

Crews with the New Hanover County Sheriff's Office locate a handgun off the Cape Fear River — Crews with the New Hanover County Sheriff's Office locate a handgun off the Cape Fear River(New Hanover County Sheriff's Office)

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