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Prosecutors File Criminal Charges Against Mother of 6-Year-Old Who Shot Virginia Teacher 

HeadlineApr 11, 2023

In Virginia, prosecutors in Newport News have filed criminal charges against the mother of a 6-year-old boy who shot and wounded his elementary school teacher in January. The shooting left Abigail Zwerner with an injury in her hand and chest. The boy’s mother faces one felony count of child neglect and one misdemeanor count of recklessly storing a firearm. Zwerner is suing the Newport News School Board and administrators who she says repeatedly shrugged off warnings that the student was making threats and appeared to have a gun.

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