ST. LOUIS – Eight underage teens have been referred to the St. Louis County Family Court for their involvement in a fight near Hazelwood East High School earlier this month that left one girl with a fractured skull and brain bleed.
Officers with the St. Louis County Police Department received word of a fight in progress just after 2:30 p.m. on Friday, March 8, near the intersection of Norgate and Claudine drives, just north of the school campus.
Police arrived to find Kaylee Gain, 16, suffering from a severe head injury. Kaylee was taken to a hospital, where doctors discovered she’d suffered traumatic injuries.
Video of the fight shows more than a dozen teenagers involved in the fracas. Kaylee can be seen moving toward another girl in the street. That girl takes Kaylee to the ground and, while on top of her, bashes Kaylee’s head into the pavement.
On Saturday, March 9, police arrested a 15-year-old girl in connection with the fight. She’s being held on assault charges.
On March 25, eight other juveniles were referred to the family court. They’re identified as three 16-year-old boys, a 17-year-old boy, a 14-year-old girl, two 16-year-old girls, and a 17-year-old girl. As of this story’s original publication, the eight teens are not in custody.
In the meantime, a pair of GoFundMe pages organized by a family friend and Kaylee’s cousin have raised nearly $440,000 to go toward Kaylee’s medical bills. As of March 23, Kaylee is breathing on her own.
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