Abigail Zwerner

Ebony Parker, the former assistant principal at Richneck Elementary School, had pleaded not guilty to eight counts of child abuse. More

May 21, 2026

Abigail Zwerner was the first witness called to testify against Ebony Parker, three years after she was shot in her classroom. More

May 19, 2026

Ebony Parker has asked a judge to toss the verdict, dismiss the case or order a new trial after she was deemed liable for the shooting. More

January 22, 2026

From Karen Read's high-stakes retrial to the sprawling Adelson family murder-for-hire plot, 2025 featured shocking verdicts across the country. More

December 20, 2025

UPDATE: A jury deliberated for five hours before reaching a verdict in Abby Zwerner's multi-million dollar lawsuit against Dr. Ebony Parker. More

November 6, 2025

Abby Zwerner said there are gaps in her memory from the day of the shooting, but remembers thinking that she was dying. More

October 30, 2025

Ebony Parker has been charged with eight counts of felony child abuse in connection to a 6-year-old shooting his teacher, Abby Zwerner. More

April 10, 2024

Deja Taylor, the mother of a 6-year-old who shot his teacher in Virginia pleaded guilty to a charge of felony child neglect. More

August 15, 2023

Deja Taylor, the mother of the 6-year-old boy who allegedly shot his teacher, has posted bond after being taken into custody. More

April 14, 2023

Prosecutors in Virginia city where 6-year-old shot his teacher investigate whether school employees' actions or omissions could lead to criminal charges. More

April 11, 2023

The child's mother was charged with child neglect and failing to secure a firearm in her home after her son allegedly shot his teacher. More

April 10, 2023

The statement of facts says the 6-year-old student had a history of random acts of violence before he shot Zwerner on Jan. 6. More

April 3, 2023

Virginia teacher Abby Zwerner, who was shot and wounded by her 6-year-old student, said it has changed her life and she has nightmares about that day. More

March 21, 2023

Virginia teacher Abby Zwerner, who was shot and wounded by her 6-year-old student, said she's had 4 surgeries and is going through a challenging recovery. More

March 20, 2023

Authorities in the Virginia city where a 6-year-old shot and wounded his teacher will not seek criminal charges against the child. More

March 8, 2023

Detectives in the Virginia city where a 6-year-old shot his teacher finished their criminal investigation and turned it over to the prosecutor's office. More

February 22, 2023

5th grader at school where 1st grader shot his teacher told classmates in a text that he'd “pop some bullets” and tell someone to shoot up the class. More

February 21, 2023

Families of 2 students at a Virginia elementary school where a 6-year-old shot and wounded his teacher are preparing to sue the school system. More

February 8, 2023

6-year-old boy who shot and wounded his teacher cursed at staff and teachers, tried to whip students with his belt and once choked another teacher. More

February 6, 2023

Lawyer says ex-principal of Virginia elementary school where 6-year-old shot his teacher wasn't aware of reports the student had a gun. More

February 2, 2023

Several police cars were parked at Richneck Elementary School as teachers arrived more than three weeks after a student shot his teacher. More

January 30, 2023

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — The fallout from the shooting of a teacher by a 6-year-old student in Virginia has prompted a staff shakeup in the Newport News school district. In addition to the firing of Superintendent Gary Parker this week, the principal and assistant principal of Richneck Elementary School have left their jobs. A longtime principal […] More

January 27, 2023

Virginia teacher Abigail Zwerner, who was shot by a 6-year-old student during class, will sue the school district, More

January 25, 2023

Family of a 6-year-old boy who shot and wounded his teacher in Virginia said the gun he used had been “secured." More

January 19, 2023

He was 6, in his first-grade class in Newport News, Virginia. He pointed a handgun at his teacher, police say, and then he pulled the trigger. More

January 18, 2023

Newport News, VA community members spoke about solutions to violence in schools following the shooting at Richneck Elementary by a 6-year-old. More

January 18, 2023

Administrators at the Virginia school where a first-grader shot his teacher learned the child may have had a weapon in his possession before the shooting. More

January 13, 2023

After the shooting of a teacher by a 6-year-old at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, VA, some parents demanding metal detectors in schools. More

January 12, 2023

In the moments before a 6-year-old Virginia boy shot his teacher, there was no fight, no physical struggle and no warning, authorities said. More

January 9, 2023

Police have declined to describe what led to the altercation or any other details about what happened in the classroom. More

January 9, 2023