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Pellet gun found at middle school

| January 22, 2025 12:04 PM

SANDPOINT — An unloaded airsoft pistol was discovered in a student’s backpack during a routine search at Sandpoint Middle School on Wednesday morning.

In a Sandpoint Police Department Facebook post, Chief Corey Coon said that no students were threatened or harmed and that the weapon was never anywhere in the building except for the main office. 

Coon stated that SPD’s school resource officer and Lake Pend Oreille School District are working together to address the issue with the student and their family in compliance with district and school policies.