The Virginia teacher who authorities say was shot by a 6\u002Dyear\u002Dold student is known as a hard\u002Dworking educator.
Police Chief Steve Drew said the boy shot and wounded the teacher with a handgun in a first-grade classroom. He was later taken into police custody. Drew said the shooting was not accidental and was part of an altercation. No students were injured.
Virginia law does not allow 6-year-olds to be tried as adults. In addition, a 6-year-old is too young to be committed to the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice if found guilty.Article content Experts who study gun violence said the shooting represents an extremely rare occurrence of a young child bringing a gun into school and wounding a teacher.
He said Saturday that he’s only aware of three other shootings caused by 6-year-old students in the time period he’s studied. Those include the fatal shooting of a fellow student in 2000 in Michigan and shootings that injured other students in 2011 in Texas and 2021 in Mississippi.Article content
المملكة العربية السعودية أحدث الأخبار, المملكة العربية السعودية عناوين
Similar News:يمكنك أيضًا قراءة قصص إخبارية مشابهة لهذه التي قمنا بجمعها من مصادر إخبارية أخرى.
Police say 9-year-old Tulsa boy fatally stabbed by sister, 12A 9\u002Dyear\u002Dold boy was stabbed to death in Tulsa by his 12\u002Dyear\u002Dold sister, police said Friday.
اقرأ أكثر »
Age of Virginia class shooter presents rarity, legal hurdleA school shooting involving a 6\u002Dyear\u002Dold is extremely rare.
اقرأ أكثر »
Police seek assistance locating missing woman, 23Ottawa police are seeking public assistance in locating a missing 23\u002Dyear\u002Dold woman, Lexus Deschamps.
اقرأ أكثر »
MISSING: Police seek assistance locating 23-year-old womanOttawa police are seeking public assistance in locating a missing 23\u002Dyear\u002Dold woman, Lexus Deschamps.
اقرأ أكثر »
Police: 6-year-old shoots teacher in Virginia classroomA 6\u002Dyear\u002Dold student shot and wounded a teacher at his school in Virginia during an altercation inside a classroom Friday, officials said.
اقرأ أكثر »
Six-year-old shoots teacher in Virginia classroom: PoliceA 6\u002Dyear\u002Dold student shot and wounded a teacher at his school in Virginia during an altercation inside a classroom Friday, officials said.
اقرأ أكثر »