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WATCH: Newport News Police release new information after teacher shot by 6-year-old

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Messages of support for teacher Abby Zwerner, who was shot by a 6 year old student, grace the front door of Richneck Elementary School Newport News, Va. on Monday Jan. 9, 2023. The Virginia teacher who authorities say was shot by a 6-year-old student is known as a hard-working educator whos devoted to her students and enthusiastic about the profession that runs in her family. (AP Photo/John C. Clark) (John C. Clark, Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The Newport News Police Department held a press conference on Friday’s shooting at Richneck Elementary School.

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Police said a teacher was shot by a 6-year-old student, and that the incident was not an accident. Officers say the teacher is still in the hospital as of Monday afternoon.


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