Top Stories · October 8, 2026
Astonishing video shows moments after 6-year-old shot a Virginia teacher
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Newly released body camera footage shows the aftermath of a January 6, 2023, shooting at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia, where a six-year-old student shot his teacher, Abigail Zwerner. The video captures the child using profanity and defiant language toward police and staff while being restrained. Zwerner, who suffered a gunshot wound to the hand and chest, was recently awarded $10 million in damages in a civil lawsuit against former assistant principal Ebony Parker for gross negligence, though criminal charges against Parker were dismissed.
Newly released body camera footage shows the aftermath of a January 6, 2023, shooting at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia, where a six-year-old student shot his teacher, Abigail Zwerner. The video captures the child using profanity and defiant language toward police and staff while being restrained. Zwerner, who suffered a gunshot wound to the hand and chest, was recently awarded $10 million in damages in a civil lawsuit against former assistant principal Ebony Parker for gross negligence, though criminal charges against Parker were dismissed.