Overview
- A backpack with a gun, ammunition, and a mask was reported outside Aptos High on Sunday.
- Sheriff’s investigators say the firearm likely connects to a winter break fight off campus that involved guns.
- A juvenile suspect was arrested and is not an Aptos High student, with the investigation still active.
- Authorities conducted repeated campus sweeps over three days with a bomb-detection K-9 team and the bomb squad.
- Law enforcement presence and district safety protocols will remain in place as a precaution, and officials report no ongoing threat.