Overview
- Around 9:05 a.m., a school resource officer on parking lot patrol saw a suspicious person standing near vehicles at Liberty High School in Liberty, Missouri.
- The encounter escalated into a physical struggle, the individual resisted arrest, and then ran from the officer.
- The SRO requested emergency backup, surrounding agencies responded, and the school went into a precautionary lockdown.
- Officers located the suspect at a nearby business at about 9:15 a.m. and took the person into custody.
- Police identified the suspect as a juvenile and referred the case to the Clay County Juvenile Office, later thanking assisting agencies and the school safety team.