The shooter took the .9mm Taurus handgun from home to Richneck Elementary School in Newport News and shot 25-year-old instructor Abby Zwerner.
Abby Zwerner works as a teacher at Richneck Elementary School.Facebook / Brittaney GregoryWhen law-enforcement officers got to the classroom minutes after the shooting, “they found a 6-year-old child that was being physically restrained by a school employee” who was in the hallway when the shot rang out and rushed over, Drew said.
The little shooter “became a little agitated” and “struck the school employee who was restraining him,” Drew said.“The young man was taken into custody and escorted out of the building,” the top cop said.Drew said it’s unclear whether authorities will attempt to bring charges against any adults in the case.
The police chief said local prosecutors are still determining “where the facts are and what the law supports. … They are still trying to put all of that together.“A key element for us to determine” is how secure the firearm was in the household, he said.
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