Spencer, Iowa — A student at Spencer High School has been airlifted to a Sioux Falls hospital after being injured in an after-school altercation at Spencer High School.
Spencer Police Chief Mark Warburton says his officers were notified of an altercation that took place at the high school, shortly before 4:00 Thursday afternoon. Warburton says when an Officer arrived on scene they were met by administration, and informed of a fight that took place between two students on school grounds shortly after school was dismissed.
Warburton says the officer was able to meet with one of the students, along with that student’s parent. The student complained of injury, and sought medical attention from the Spencer Hospital, according to Chief Warburton, and was later flown to Sioux Falls Avera McKennan Hospital with a critical injury.
Warburton says the incident is currently under investigation by the Spencer Police Department. He says the names of the juveniles involved will not be released.
