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A 6-year-old boy was taken into police custody after he shot a teacher at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia, Friday afternoon, Police Chief Steve Drew said in a news conference.
“The individual is a 6-year-old student,” Drew said. “We have been in contact with our commonwealth attorney and some other entities to help us best get services to this young man.”
Students and police gather outside of Richneck Elementary School after a shooting, Friday, January 6, 2023, in Newport News, Virginia.
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Drew said the female teacher was shot inside a classroom and added that “this was not an accidental shooting.”
The police chief said there was an altercation between the teacher and the student, who had the firearm, and that a single round was fired. No other students were involved, he added.
Authorities and the Newport News public school district did not identify the teacher or the student involved in the shooting.
A 6-year-old boy was taken into police custody after he shot a teacher at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia, Friday afternoon, Police Chief Steve Drew said in a news conference.
“The individual is a 6-year-old student,” Drew said. “We have been in contact with our commonwealth attorney and some other entities to help us best get services to this young man.”
Students and police gather outside of Richneck Elementary School after a shooting, Friday, January 6, 2023, in Newport News, Virginia.
Billy Schuerman/The Virginian-Pilot/AP
Drew said the female teacher was shot inside a classroom and added that “this was not an accidental shooting.”
The police chief said there was an altercation between the teacher and the student, who had the firearm, and that a single round was fired. No other students were involved, he added.
Authorities and the Newport News public school district did not identify the teacher or the student involved in the shooting.
