At an elementary school in Newport News, a 6-year-old student shot a teacher, leaving her with life-threatening wounds.
Around 2:00 p.m., the boy fired the pistol inside a first-grade classroom at Richneck Elementary School.All other students were sent to a gymnasium with their teachers, according to Newport News Police Chief Steve Drew, who spoke to WTKR.”They’re actually in there with with counselors and officers. [They’re] cutting up a little bit… It’s good to see them laughing. We want to make sure that they’re OK,” he said.
#BREAKING I cannot believe I’m typing this but we learned during this press conference the 6-year-old shot their teacher WITH MALICIOUS. Newport News Police Chief Steve Drew says the shooting was NOT accidental, this was intentional. https://t.co/EIxWoZW6P2
— Jon Dowding (@JonDowding) January 6, 2023
According to school administrators, the boy was arrested by police, and the school will be closed on Monday. The shooting did not result in any further victims. George Parker III, the superintendent of schools, told CBS News that the situation was “awful.”
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“Our students learned about gun violence today. We are all in shock and recognize that there is much work to be done as a community to ensure that things like this don’t happen because this is horrific and it should never happen.”
A parent also expressed concerns about gun control after learning about today’s shooting.
Parent reacts to student allegedly shooting teacher at Newport News school https://t.co/ekScuGHtj8 pic.twitter.com/fV9b0nTacr
— WTKR News 3 (@WTKR3) January 6, 2023
The shooting sparked debate on social media as many believe the boy’s parents should be charged for the crime. One person wrote,”There was an altercation between the student and the teacher. The student pulled the gun and shot the student. This makes me think something had been going on with the teacher and the student prior to this. Why did a 6 yr old bring a gun to shoot a teacher? Where did it come from?”
“For a 6-yr old to be so angry that he quietly took the gun, hid it in his backpack, pulled it out and deliberately shot the teacher is really disturbing,” another user said.
It makes you wonder how hate filled the 6 year olds life & home must be for them to think to do something like this.
— Babetta 📎 🌻 (@babettalane) January 7, 2023
Who is the negligent adult who gave that 6 year old access to a loaded gun?! That adult should be in prison and never have possession of a gun or custody of a child ever again.
— American Woman 💎 (@AmericanWoman8) January 7, 2023
We will provide more updates as details surrounding this case are revealed.