OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) — The Oshkosh Police Department responded to a disturbance at Merrill Middle School on Wednesday.
At approximately 2:15 p.m., a School Resource Officer requested emergency assistance at the school due to a large physical altercation between several individuals. Multiple Oshkosh Police Officers responded to that location to assist.
Earlier in the day, a physical disturbance took place between two students. At around 2:15 p.m., family members and acquaintances of one of the students who was involved in the earlier disturbance arrived at the school. These adult individuals forced their way into the school and started creating a disturbance.
School staff and the School Resource Officer advised them that they needed to leave the school and they refused to do so. These individuals then created a physical disturbance with school staff and officers. Several adults and one juvenile were taken into custody. There were no weapons involved.
Merrill Middle School went into a hold for student safety while this incident was resolved.
If anyone has information about this incident, please contact the Oshkosh Police Department at 911 (if an emergency) or (920) 236-5700. If you wish to
remain anonymous, you can do so by using the P3 tip app through the Winnebago County Crime Stoppers.
