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Father of 6-year-old Virginia shooter has several gun, assault charges on his record

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The mother of the 6-year-old student who shot his teacher at Richneck Elementary School on Jan. 6 is being taken to task in the criminal justice system for her son’s actions.

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Editorial: In light of Richneck shooting, treat complaints with urgency

While the investigation into the Jan. 6 shooting at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News continues, allegations against the school division allege an escalating pattern of disruptive behavior before the 6-year-old shot 25-year-old first-grade teacher Abigail Zwerner.

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New revelations from Richneck: Claim contends assistant principal failed to react to several warnings about 6-year-old

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The year before a 6-year-old boy shot his teacher at Richneck Elementary School, he choked another teacher “until she couldn’t breathe,” a pending claim against the Newport News school division contends.

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Warnings boy had gun were ignored before he shot teacher at Virginia elementary school

Teacher Abigail Zwerner, 25, was left with serious injuries after she was shot at Richneck Elementary School on January 6

Irish Mirror

School shooting chief booted out of office after authorities ‘ignored gun warnings’

Abigail Zwerner was “shot purposely” in front of other students at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News

Evening Standard

Family of 6-year-old who shot teacher releases statement, says gun was secure

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The family of the 6-year-old student who police say shot a teacher at Richneck Elementary School issued its first public statement about the shooting, saying the boy “suffers from an acute disability and was under a care plan” in which his parents attended school with him.

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Police: 6-year-old used mother’s gun in Virginia school shooting; injured teacher’s actions ‘saved lives’

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Police say a 6-year-old student who shot his teacher Friday at Richneck Elementary School used a 9 mm firearm that belonged to the child’s mother.

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First grader who shot teacher in Virginia is among the youngest school shooters in US history

Barely a week into the new year, a 6-year-old boy shot his teacher at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia, becoming one of the youngest school shooters in the nation’s history. While details of the case are still emerging, his teacher remains hospitalized with serious injuries. David Riedman, creator…

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Teacher shot by 6-year-old no longer in critical condition as she’s hailed a hero for helping pupils flee

A Richneck Elementary School teacher identified as Abby Zwerner is listed as stable after allegedly being shot by a student

The Independent UK

Six-year-old boy 'intentionally shoots teacher' at school leaving her seriously injured

The boy opened fire at Richneck Elementary School in Virginia on Friday and hit Abby Zwerner who is believed to have been left with life-threatening injuries.

Daily Record

Boy, 6, shoots and seriously wounds female teacher in US classroom following disagreement

Police in Virginia are trying to figure out how the child got his hands on a handgun he used to shoot a teacher during an altercation.

ABC News

Boy, 6, detained after shooting teacher at school in Virginia

The teacher, a woman in her 30s, was left with life-threatening injuries after she was shot following an argument during class at Richneck Elementary School

Evening Standard

Boy, 6, deliberately shoots his teacher in classroom in Virginia, USA

The shooting was not an accident at Richneck Elementary School

Manchester Evening News

A teacher shot by 6-year-old in Virginia is showing signs of improvement

A teacher who was shot by the boy in Newport News is showing signs of improvement as authorities struggle to understand how a child so young could be involved in a school shooting.

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Teacher shot by six-year-old in US school classroom

Woman in her 30s suffered life-threatening injuries at Richneck Elementary School

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6-year-old student shoots teacher at Virginia elementary school, police say

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — A teacher was injured after being shot by a student Friday afternoon at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, according to police and school officials.

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Teacher injured in shooting at Virginia elementary school

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — A teacher was injured in a shooting Friday afternoon at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, according to police and school officials.

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