Abigail Zwerner, a first-grade teacher at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, was shot by her 6-year-old student after warning a loved one that the boy was armed and school administrators were failing to act. The student has been charged with malicious wounding and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and Zwerner is currently in stable condition and expected to make a full recovery.
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On January 6, a 6-year-old student shot a first-grade teacher at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, VA. Superintendent George Parker revealed that a school official was notified of the possibility of a weapon in the student's possession prior to the shooting, but the weapon was not seized. The teacher is in stable condition and the student is being held at a juvenile detention center. The Newport News Police Department and the school system are both conducting investigations into the incident.
A Virginia teacher is showing signs of improvement after being critically injured when a 6-year-old student shot her at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News…
A 6-year-old boy is in police custody after he shot a teacher at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia, on Friday afternoon. According to…