Family Of 6-Year-Old Who Shot A First-Grade Teacher Speaks Out For The First Time
21.01.2023 - 21:03
/ perezhilton.com
The family of the 6-year-old boy who intentionally shot his teacher during school earlier this month has spoken out for the first time.
As we previously reported, the shocking incident went down at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia, on January 6. Police said the child – who still has not been named publicly – allegedly took a handgun from his home and showed up to school with it in his backpack on January 6. He then shot and wounded 25-year-old teacher Abigail Zwerner in a first-grade classroom in what law enforcement has called an “intentional” act.
Newport News Police Chief Steve Drew said there were about 16 to 20 students inside the classroom at the time of the shooting, but none of them were physically injured. Calling her “a hero,” he said Abigail managed to get all the kids out of the area despite suffering a gunshot wound.
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In the weeks following the horrifying situation, there have been a lot of questions on people’s minds – including how did the young boy gain access to the gun? According to ABC News, police said the 9 mm Taurus pistol was legally purchased by the kid’s mom, but it is unclear where or how the weapon was being kept in the home. However, in the family’s first public statement about what happened, their attorney James Ellenson told People on Thursday that they insisted the “firearm our son accessed was secured,” adding:
If it was “secured” as they said, how did he get it then?! The family then shared that the child “suffers from an acute disability and was under a care plan at the school that included his mother or father attending school with him and accompanying him to class every day.” But the
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