SOUTHAVEN, Miss. — A child is in the hospital after his mother says he was trampled following a brawl Saturday night at Southaven Springfest.

Tyneshia West told WREG that she allowed her 8-year-old son, Tylen Shaw, to go with his family to the 44th Annual Springfest.

However, it wasn’t long until she received an unwanted call that no parent wants to hear.

Shaw went to Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital because of a broken right arm and bruises on his face.

“Once I made it to the scene, I had to immediately rush him to the nearest hospital because of the pain and injuries,” said West, who spoke over the phone because she was uncomfortable leaving her son’s bedside.

“He writes with his right hand. I now have to teach him how to do things with his left hand,” said West.

She tells us this all started after a group of what appeared to be teenagers started fighting at the event. “They started running because they saw some kind of situation going on.”

We reached out to Southaven Police to see what happened but they did not respond. Over the weekend, they stated Springfest was closing early and that no shots were fired.

West says all her son wanted to do that night was enjoy rides and eat sweets. “It really terrified him. He’s that child that wants to help and just likes to be a part of things — positive things.”

But unfortunately, his fun has come to an end, as he will now have to wear a cast on his arm for several months.

“He’s still in pain but he’s doing a whole lot better,” said West.

Southaven officials say they will release a statement on the incident later Monday.

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