Brawl erupts at Ohio kindergarten graduation, 8 arrested
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Eight people, including two teenagers, were arrested after a brawl erupted at a kindergarten graduation in Cleveland, police said.
Police Cmdr. Wayne Drummond said a fight between two teenage girls spread among adults and other teens in the crowd following a promotional ceremony at Michael R. White Elementary School on Cleveland’s east side.
No serious injuries were reported. Police initially responded to a call of shots fired inside the school and officers observed the fight upon arrival. No shots were fired, but a hammer and a stick were recovered from the scene. Neither object was used during the fight, police said.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}In all, six adults and two teenagers were arrested and will likely face charges of aggravated rioting.
“It’s a shame something like this would happen at promotional ceremony for young kids,” Drummond said. “When people act like this they are going to jail.”
Roseann Canfora, a spokeswoman for the Cleveland Metropolitan School District, said the fight took place outside of the school.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The teenagers involved in the fracas were not students at the school, Canfora said, citing reports.