Missouri amusement park brawl involving upward of 150 teens injures off-duty deputy: sheriff's office

A Missouri sheriff's office says up to 150 teenagers were involved in a fight at an amusement park over the weekend.

The Clay County Sheriff's Office said in a press release that an estimated 100 to 150 teenagers were involved in the fight at Worlds of Fun amusement park in Kansas City, Missouri, April 8.

A deputy working off-duty security at the park heard over a radio about the fight involving the teenagers.

The deputy and other deputies working off-duty at the amusement park, park security officers, and the Kansas City Police Department worked to move the teenagers out of the park.

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One teenage girl refused to leave and punched a deputy in the face, leaving the law enforcement official with "superficial injuries," according to a sheriff's office press release.

The girl was arrested and later turned over to her parents.

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After the group was pushed out into the parking lot, more fights broke erupted. 

Law enforcement officers eventually cleared out the park by 8:30 p.m.

It's not the first time teens have brawled at Worlds of Fun.

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In April 2019, authorities broke up a fight involving up to 300 people, mostly teenagers, at the 50-year-old fun park at 4545 Worlds of Fun Ave.