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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

Gun sighting locks down grade school

From staff reports

A man seen with a BB gun caused school officials Wednesday afternoon to close an elementary school.

Erin L. Gutbrod, 24, who was carrying the gun that appeared to be a rifle, was yelling at a woman inside a home at 2701 E. Queen, near St. Patrick School, police spokesman Dick Cottam said.

School officials locked the doors and 13 officers arrived, Cottam said. They detained Gutbrod without incident, and the school was unlocked within a few minutes, Cottam said.