Virginia mother of 6-year-old who shot teacher charged
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(Reuters) – A Virginia grand jury on Monday indicted the mother of a 6-year-old who shot a elementary school teacher in Newport News in January on felony child neglect and a firearms charge.
On Jan. 6, 25-year-old teacher Abigail Zwerner was wounded by a first-grade student in her classroom at Richneck Elementary School after school officials received warnings that the boy had a
gun at school.
The student’s mother, Deja Taylor, was charged with felony child neglect and misdemeanor recklessly leaving a loaded firearm so as to endanger a child, Newport News, Virginia, prosecutor
Howard Gwynn said in a statement.
“Every criminal case is unique in its facts, and these facts support these charges, but our investigation into the shooting continues,” Gwynn said.
(Reporting by Jasper Ward in Washignton; writing by Brendan O’Brien in Chicago; Editing by Tim Ahmann)
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