Full Notification

SUBJECT:  Attempted kidnapping at Sequoia High School 

LOCATION: Sequoia High School, 1201 Brewster Avenue, Redwood City  

DATE/TIME: July 18, 2024, 2:00 p.m. 

On July 18, 2024, at approximately 2:00 p.m., Sequoia High School staff reported a suspicious person who entered a classroom, grabbed a male student, and attempted to pull him out of the room. A teacher physically intervened, causing the suspect to flee.  The suspect, later identified as Trey Duus (24), told staff he had a gun and not to touch him as he fled.  RCPD officers responded and the school was put in lockdown while the officers attempted to locate Duus.  

Officers began searching the campus and encountered Duus as he exited a school building on the west side of the campus. Duus was holding a long cylindrical object, later determined to be an umbrella, as he exited the building. Duus resisted efforts to detain him and officers deployed less-lethal force options to subdue him.  Duus sustained minor injuries and was transported to a local hospital for a medical check.  Through further investigation, officers learned Duus had punched a hole in a bathroom wall and stolen a printer cartridge as he fled through the school and prior to being taken into custody.   

 Duus was cleared at the hospital and will be booked in to the Maguire Correctional Facility on charges of attempted kidnapping, burglary, child endangerment, obstructing officers, vandalism, and trespassing on school grounds. There is no on-going threats or safety concern for the school or the community.   

Captain Ashley Osborne 
Redwood City Police Department 
650-780-7654 
aosborne @redwoodcity.org