Okaloosa school resource officers track down loaded handgun on bus

Posted on February 5, 2018 by Staff reports

An investigation by Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office School Resource Officers led to the recovery of a loaded handgun hidden on an AMI Kids school bus in Fort Walton Beach this afternoon.

A Snapchat video was sent to an SRO in Crestview depicting what appeared to be a student brandishing a firearm on a bus.

An immediate investigation led deputies to AMI Kids School in Fort Walton Beach, a school for at risk-students.

Deputies located a loaded gun hidden in a seat on a bus.

Two students are currently being questioned as the investigation continues.

Additional information will be released at the appropriate time