The elementary school where the shooting occurred on January 7 in Newport News, Va./Jay Paul/Getty Images
2023.08.09 Wed posted at 12:11 JST
(CNN) A 6-year-old boy who shot an elementary school teacher in Virginia in January boasted that he “shot and killed that woman” in conversations with school officials after the incident, a school official has learned. . This was revealed in an uncovered search warrant.
On January 6, a female first-grade teacher was shot in Newport News, California. Documents obtained by CNN affiliate WTKR describe the aftermath of the incident.
According to a police affidavit, the boy testified to school officials that he did it. “I got my mom’s gun last night,” he said.
A female teacher told police at the hospital that the boy pulled a gun out of his pocket and pointed it at him, prompting him to ask, “What are you going to do with it?”
After the boy stopped moving, “I shot once, and the bullet hit the female teacher’s left hand and upper body.” The teacher fled from the classroom into the office.
The teacher survived with gunshot wounds to his hand and chest.
A lawyer for the boy’s family told CNN on Tuesday, “This kid had a huge emotional problem and we are all working hard to get him better.” The boy is currently undergoing therapy and is showing improvement.
The documents disclosed also describe an incident in which a boy strangled another teacher when he was in kindergarten. The boy allegedly approached a female teacher sitting in her chair from behind, put her hands around her neck, pulled her down, and strangled her until she could not breathe.
The boy’s mother, who pleaded guilty to federal gun charges as part of a plea bargain, will be sentenced on Oct. 18. The mother also intends to plead guilty to state-law neglect charges, and a sentencing is expected on Oct. 27.
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2023-08-09 03:11:00
