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Man shot after armed standoff

KAYE THORNBRUGH | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 3 years, 10 months AGO
by KAYE THORNBRUGH
Kaye Thornbrugh is a second-generation Kootenai County resident who has been with the Coeur d’Alene Press for six years. She primarily covers Kootenai County’s government, as well as law enforcement, the legal system and North Idaho College. | January 25, 2022 1:00 AM

DALTON GARDENS — Police shot an armed, suicidal man after an hours-long standoff near an elementary school Monday night.

The man’s identity and condition were not available at press time.

The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office responded around 2 p.m. Monday to a residence near Dalton Elementary School, after receiving a call about a man who was reportedly suicidal and armed with a gun.

The school was placed into a safety hold and then evacuated.

Sheriff’s deputies and officers with the Coeur d’Alene Police Department assisted in the safe release of students to waiting buses and parents.

A reverse 911 call also went out to surrounding residents, informing them of the situation.

Law enforcement reportedly communicated with the man for several hours.

During that time, police said the man repeatedly threatened to shoot officers on the scene. He also allegedly made threatening statements toward people at the school.

Police shot the man at approximately 5:26 p.m., after he allegedly brandished a weapon at them.

Medics treated the man at the scene. He was then transferred to Kootenai Health.

Members of KCSO and CDAPD were involved in the shooting, according to a news release.

No police officers were injured.

The North Idaho Critical Incident Task Force was activated as a result of the shooting.

Idaho State Police are investigating the event.

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