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demmiblue

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Fri Jan 6, 2023, 08:11 PM Jan 2023

6-year-old suspected of shooting Newport News teacher [View all]

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) – A 6-year-old student is in custody following a shooting at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News Friday afternoon that sent a female teacher to the hospital, Police Chief Steve Drew confirmed.



The teacher is being treated at Riverside Regional Medical Center. During a joint press conference with the mayor Friday night, Newport News police said the teacher has life-threatening injuries.

Chief Drew confirmed a 6-year-old boy is in custody.

Police said during the press conference that the shooting was not accidental and that they are working to learn how the student got a firearm and why the shooting occurred.

https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/shooting-reported-at-newport-news-elementary-school/
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