Abby Zwerner hailed a hero after being shot in class by student, 6
Authorities said it wasn’t immediately clear what sparked the argument.Students and police gather outside of Richneck Elementary School after the incident.Another 6-year-old student who witnessed the shooting that her classmate shot their teacher “on purpose” and that the instructor fell to her knees after being stuck.
Police Chief Steve Drew told reporters at a news conference Friday that “this was not an accidental shooting. It was in a classroom, and there was a fight.”Authorities said it wasn’t immediately clear what sparked the argument or how the child managed to get ahold of the weapon. A grandmother of one of Zwerner’s students said another pupil brought “bright gold bullets” to school last week, but it’s unclear if its same youth in custody, FOX3 reported.The young student who shot Zwerner was taken into custody.However, Newport News Schools Superintendent George Parker said Friday that its “students got a lesson in gun violence and what guns can do disrupt to not only an educational environment but also a family, a community.
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