Teacher Abby Zwerner was seriously injured when a 6-year-old child at Richneck Elementary School pulled out a gun and shot her.
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
