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A criminal probe continues into staff at a Virginia school where a 6-year-old shot a teacher
Prosecutors in Virginia say that a criminal investigation into staff members at a school where a 6-year-old shot his teacher will continue. The announcement comes a day after a former assistant principal at Richneck Elementary was charged with felony child neglect. Newport News Commonwealth’s Attorney Howard Gwynn told reporters Thursday that a special grand jury that was empaneled to investigate...
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‘Shocking': Assistant principal ignored warnings that 6-year-old boy had gun before he shot teacher, report says
A grand jury report says a former assistant principal at a Virginia elementary school ignored warnings that a 6-year-old had a gun in the hours before he shot his teacher.
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The teacher shot by a 6-year-old still worries, a year later, about the other students in the room
She said she hopes their happiness “wasn’t completely stripped away.”
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Mother of 6-year-old boy who shot teacher gets 21 months for marijuana use while owning a gun
The mother of a 6-year-old boy who shot his teacher in a Virginia classroom has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for using marijuana while owning a gun.
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Virginia teacher shot by 6-year-old can proceed with $40 million lawsuit, judge rules
A judge in Virginia has ruled that a teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student in class can press forward with a $40 million lawsuit. That means that Abby Zwerner could get much more than just workers compensation for her injuries. The former first-grade teacher was hospitalized and endured multiple surgeries after a bullet struck her hand and chest...
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Lawyers spar over workers' compensation for Virginia teacher who was shot by 6-year-old
Lawyers sparred in a Virginia courtroom over whether a teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student should get only workers’ compensation. Abby Zwerner is suing Newport News Public Schools for $40 million. The school board is arguing that Zwerner’s injuries fall under workers compensation. The former first-grade teacher was hospitalized and endured multiple surgeries after a bullet struck her...
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A Virginia teacher was shot by her 6-year-old student. Is workers' compensation enough?
Abby Zwerner, a former first-grade teacher, was hospitalized for nearly two weeks and endured multiple surgeries after a 6-year-old student shot her and a bullet struck her hand and chest. She’s suing the public school system in Newport News for $40 million, raising questions about worker’s compensation.
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Mother of 6-year-old who shot teacher in Virginia to remain free on bond after failing drug tests
Despite failing multiple drug tests, the mother of a 6-year-old boy who shot his teacher in Virginia will remain free on bond as she awaits sentencing on a federal weapons charge. On Thursday, a judge rejected a request from prosecutors to revoke Deja Taylor’s bond and send her to jail after she failed mandatory drug tests. Taylor’s son used her...
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Mother of 6-year-old who shot teacher pleads guilty
The elementary school student shot his teacher in Virginia with his mother’s handgun.
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Court documents detail moments after boy shot Virginia teacher
Newly uncovered documents out of Newport News, Virginia, show the boy confessed to the crime immediately after. News4’s Erika Gonzalez reports.
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6-year-old said ‘I did it' after shooting his teacher at Virginia school, warrants say
Recently unsealed search warrants describe the moments after a 6-year-old shot his teacher in Virginia. The warrants quote a reading specialist who ran into the classroom after the shooting and restrained the boy. The warrants say the child made statements including “I shot that (expletive) dead.” The unsealed court documents in the city of Newport News offer fresh details about...
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Mother of 6-year-old who shot teacher pleads guilty to using marijuana while having a firearm
The mother of a 6-year-old Virginia boy who shot and wounded his teacher in Virginia has pleaded guilty to a federal charge of using marijuana while possessing a firearm. It’s a crime under federal law that’s facing increasing scrutiny as more states legalize the drug. Deja Taylor is accused of lying about her marijuana use on a form when she...
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Mom of Virginia Boy Who Shot Teacher Takes Responsibility
Four months after a 6-year-old Virginia boy shot and wounded his teacher, an attorney for his mother said it still isn’t clear how the boy got the gun. Police have said Deja Taylor legally purchased the gun used in the Jan. 6 shooting. In an interview with ABC’s “Good Morning America” that aired Wednesday, James Ellenson says no one knows...
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School Board Wants Workers' Comp for Teacher Shot by Boy, 6
The Virginia school district where a 6-year-old shot his teacher argues that her injuries fall under the state’s workers compensation act and cannot be addressed through her $40 million lawsuit. That’s according to court documents filed Wednesday by the Newport News School Board. Teacher Abigail Zwerner was shot in the hand and chest at Richneck Elementary in January. The school...
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Criminal Probe Focuses on Virginia School Where Boy, 6, Shot Teacher
Prosecutors in the Virginia city where a 6-year-old shot his teacher are investigating whether the actions of any school employees could lead to criminal charges. That’s according to court documents released Tuesday. A petition to empanel a special grand jury was filed by prosecutors in Newport News. And it comes a day after they charged the boy’s mother with felony...
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Inmates Escape Jail and Go to IHOP
Two inmates in Newport News, Va., escaped from jail by using crude tools, but were apprehended while dining at a nearby IHOP.
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Two Inmates Tunnel Out Of Virginia Jail, Are Captured 9 Hours Later at IHOP
Two men who escaped from a jail in Newport News, Virginia were recaptured less than 12 hours later at an IHOP one city over.
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Parents at Virginia School Where Boy, 6, Shot Teacher Prepare to Sue
The families of two students at a Virginia elementary school where a 6-year-old shot his teacher have filed notices of potential legal action against the school system. The parents of a first-grader say their daughter was in the classroom when the shooting occurred and “suffered emotional harm as a result.” A letter from the second child’s family cites “injuries sustained”...
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Virginia Boy Who Shot Teacher Allegedly Tried to Choke Another
A 6-year-old Virginia boy who shot and wounded his first-grade teacher constantly cursed at staff and teachers, tried to whip students with his belt and once choked another teacher “until she couldn’t breathe,” according to a legal notice filed by an attorney for the wounded teacher.
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Lawyer: Principal Unaware Boy Had Gun Before Teacher Shot
The former principal of the Virginia elementary school where a 6-year-old shot his teacher was not aware of reports that the student had a gun before the shooting occurred. That’s according to her lawyer who provided a brief statement to reporters on Thursday. Briana Foster Newton was principal at Richneck Elementary in Newport News on the day of the shooting...