A Sky 5 aerial clip caught a striking scene at Lufkin Road Middle School in Apex on Wednesday morning, showing a cluster of police vehicles and officers surrounding the campus and lining nearby streets. The footage is brief, offering only a sweeping look at the response without immediately explaining what drew officers to the school.
The short segment was posted by WRAL at 11:10 a.m. ET on April 8. In the station’s words, "Sky 5 flew above a heavy police presence at the Apex school Wednesday morning." The video shows several marked patrol cars and uniformed officers gathered near the building and in nearby areas, as reported by WRAL.
Previous police activity near Lufkin Road
The latest response unfolds against the backdrop of earlier law enforcement activity in the same area. In February, a suspect ran across Lufkin Road Middle School’s grounds during a police pursuit, prompting officers to set up a perimeter and place the campus under safety protocols before the suspect was taken into custody near Ten Ten Road, according to ABC11. Incidents like that help explain why any visible police presence around the campus quickly grabs the attention of families and nearby residents.
School details
Lufkin Road Middle School sits at 1002 Lufkin Road in Apex and is part of the Wake County Public School System. The school’s site offers contact information, calendars and routine updates for families, and the campus address and basic details appear on the LRMS media pages at the LRMS Media Center.
What to watch
For now, the brief Sky 5 footage is the main public record of what the scene looked like at the time of posting, and WRAL did not include an on-camera explanation for why officers were on campus. This story will be updated if Apex Police or the Wake County Public School System release more information. Readers can view the clip as posted by WRAL.
