KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A juvenile is in police custody after fighting a school resource officer and resisting arrest outside of Liberty High School Tuesday morning.

According to the Liberty Police Department, at about 9:05 a.m., a school resource officer was patrolling the parking lot of Liberty High School when he saw a "suspicious person" standing near some of the cars.

Police say the resource officer stopped to talk to the individual; however, the conversation led to a fight and ended with the suspect running away after resisting arrest.

The resource officer called for emergency backup, leading Liberty police to join the chase and request help from other surrounding agencies.

The police department says its reason for helping and calling in additional units was due to the "unknown reaso

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