UPDATE (4 p.m.) - Santa Barbara County Sheriff's deputies arrested a juvenile accused of attacking another juvenile with a knife on Tuesday at a shopping center near San Marcos High School.
It happened at about 1:30 p.m. at the Turnpike Shopping Center.
Sheriff's officials say deputies responded to a report of a fight in progress and found a victim with an injured hand. Other juveniles involved in the fight had reportedly already fled the scene.
A little more than a half-hour later, along Hollister Ave. west of Turnpike Rd., deputies reportedly made contact with a male juvenile who sheriff's officials say matched the description of a suspect involved in the assault.
The juvenile was taken into custody.
Sheriff's officials say the victim was released to his guardians and would be seeking medical attention on his own.
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(2:35 p.m.) - San Marcos High School in Santa Barbara was placed under a "secure protocol" on Tuesday afternoon due to law enforcement activity in the area.
According to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office, students were directed to go inside and lock outside doors due to an active incident off-campus.
By 2:30 p.m., the lockdown had been lifted.
Sheriff's officials said deputies were still working in the area but campus activities could return to normal.
