Potsdam School Incident: Child Found with Blank-Firing Gun

A 10-year-old student triggered a police response after carrying a blank-firing pistol and a knife, with no injuries reported.

The police were alerted by a school in Potsdam's Schlaatz district about a student potentially carrying a weapon after a dispute.
The child was reported to have shown the weapon and thrown a knife at an adult during the altercation.
Authorities located the student off school grounds and confiscated a blank-firing pistol.
The origin of the blank-firing gun remains under investigation by the police.
The child was safely handed over to their guardians, and an investigation for attempted dangerous bodily harm is underway.