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Man hospitalized after police shooting

KAYE THORNBRUGH | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 4 years, 7 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 29, 2022 1:00 AM

DALTON GARDENS — No charges have been filed against a suicidal man who police shot during an armed standoff near an elementary school this week.

The man is reportedly a Dalton Gardens resident.

He remains hospitalized, according to Idaho State Police. His condition has not been released.

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, a precautionary measure less extreme than a full lockdown.

Safety holds go into effect when there is a potential threat in the vicinity of a school. Students remained inside and no one was allowed to come or go during the safety hold.

At the end of the school day, sheriff’s deputies and Coeur d’Alene police assisted in the safe release of students to waiting buses and parents.

No students were on school grounds at the time of the shooting.

Law enforcement reportedly communicated with the man for several hours.

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

Police shot the man at 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 incident remains under investigation by the North Idaho Critical Incident Task Force, with detectives from ISP taking the lead.

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