Four Arrested after Fight at Winnetonka

A School Resource Deputy had to request assistance to break up a large fight at Winnetonka High School on Friday, April 21.

The deputy asked for any nearby law enforcement to come to the high school at 1:04 p.m. The disturbance took place on the second floor. What started as a fight between two teens grew to eight teens with a crowd of approximately 40 to 50 students gathered around.

As the School Resource Deputy on scene and school staff tried to break up the altercation, staff members were assaulted.

Deputies from multiple units, as well as members of the Missouri State Highway Patrol and Kansas City Missouri Police Department, came to the school to restore order.

The school was placed on lock-and-teach during the incident. It took less than 10 minutes to get the situation under control.

Deputies have taken four students – all juveniles – into custody. One student was transported to the hospital with a minor injury suffered as a result of the fight.

Shortly after the incident, a school bus struck the parked, unoccupied patrol vehicle of a deputy who had responded to assist. No one was hurt in that incident.

KPGZ News - Brian Watts contributed to this story