The 6-year-old boy who shot his teacher last week in the middle of a lesson at a Virginia elementary school brought a gun from home that was purchased legally by his mother, the Newport News police chief said Monday, Steve Drew, at a press conference. .
First-grade teacher Abby Zwerner, 25, was hit in the hand and upper chest but still led 17 to 20 other students out of the classroom.
“Ms. Zwerner was the last person to come out of that class. She turned right and started walking down the hall, and then she stopped. She turned around to make sure all those students were safe,” Drew said. monday.
Abby Zwerner was shot in the upper chest Friday by a 6-year-old student who had brought a gun to school.
(Facebook/Abby Zwerner)
There was no altercation prior to the shooting, Drew said, noting that the boy raised his gun and fired once at Zwerner, who took a defensive position.
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Another school employee rushed into the classroom and grabbed the boy, who became combative, according to Drew.
Initially, Zwerner’s injuries were considered life-threatening, but he is now stable and still receiving treatment at a hospital.
Police respond to a shooting at Richneck Elementary School, Friday, January 6, 2023, in Newport News, Virginia.
(Billy Schuerman/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)
A shooting in a classroom at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia, occurred Friday after an altercation between a student and a teacher, authorities said.
(Schuerman/The Virginian-Pilot, via Associated Press)
Police officers escorted the boy out of the classroom and confiscated the firearm, a Taurus 9mm pistol. His mother has been interviewed by the police.
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Drew said once investigators consult with the Commonwealth attorney’s office about their investigation, charges could be brought against the mother.
