HAZELWOOD, Mo. — Hazelwood Police officers responded to a call about a fight in progress at Hazelwood West High School after a football game Saturday.
Hazelwood East High School and McCluer High School just finished a game on the Hazelwood West campus.
Police arrived around 5:50 p.m. Saturday evening in response to a fight in progress, according to the police report. Over 100 young people began leaving the school after the game. They later gathered in the 6100 and 6200 blocks of Howdershell Road.
The St. Louis County and the Hazelwood police departments and the Hazelwood School District provided security for the football game, but additional officers were called to assist with crowd control. The officers observing a crowd reported additional fights breaking out.
The fights were broken up and the crowds dispersed about an hour later. Two minors were taken into police custody related to one of the fights.
A spokesperson with Ferguson-Florissant School District said Monday the minors that were taken into custody were not students in the Ferguson-Florissant School District.
The reasons for the fights are unknown. No other information was reported.
