The mother of a six-year-old Virginia boy who shot his first-grade teacher has been charged with felony child neglect.
Deja Taylor was also indicted with a misdemeanor charge for recklessly leaving a loaded firearm so as to endanger a child, according to the Virginia Commonwealth Attorney’s Office.
On January 6 Taylor’s son shot 25-year-old Abigail Zwerner, a teacher at Richneck Elementary Public School in Newport News, Virginia.
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The city prosecutor in Newport News previously said the boy would not be charged in the shooting because ‘the prospect that a six-year-old can stand trial is problematic.’
Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia, where the shooting occurred. Several parents have filed a lawsuit against the school for not protecting their kids
