Official at Virginia school knew 6-year-old boy had gun hours before he shot teacher

Posted By TheNewsCommenter: From Nypost.com: “Official at Virginia school knew 6-year-old boy had gun hours before he shot teacher”. Below is an excerpt from the article.

At least one official at the Virginia school where a 6-year-old boy shot his teacher last week knew the child had brought a 9mm gun with him to class hours before the shooting, but did not take the weapon away, the Newport News school superintendent revealed.

School system Superintendent George Parker told parents during an online town hall Thursday night that an unnamed administrator at Richneck Elementary School was notified about the gun in the first-grader’s possession ahead of time.

“At least one administrator was notified of a possible weapon in the timeline that we’re reviewing and was aware that that student had … a weapon on campus,” the superintendent told parents.

The boy’s backpack was searched, but no gun was found. Two-and-a-half hours later, the 6-year-old pointed his mother’s 9mm Taurus handgun at teacher Abigail Zwerner and shot her in class.

Details about how the administrator learned about the handgun and why it wasn’t found and seized in time weren’t immediately available.

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