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6-year-old curses at cops in newly unsealed bodycam after shooting teacher in Virginia classroom
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Newly unsealed body camera footage from January 6, 2023, shows the immediate aftermath of a 6-year-old student shooting his teacher, Abigail Zwerner, at Richneck Elementary School in Virginia. The video depicts the child using profanity toward police and teachers, claiming he stole the weapon from his mother, and expressing a lack of fear regarding jail. The footage was released following a civil trial against former assistant principal Ebony Parker, who was found liable for gross negligence for ignoring warnings about a gun in the child's backpack.
Newly unsealed body camera footage from January 6, 2023, shows the immediate aftermath of a 6-year-old student shooting his teacher, Abigail Zwerner, at Richneck Elementary School in Virginia. The video depicts the child using profanity toward police and teachers, claiming he stole the weapon from his mother, and expressing a lack of fear regarding jail. The footage was released following a civil trial against former assistant principal Ebony Parker, who was found liable for gross negligence for ignoring warnings about a gun in the child's backpack.