Global InformationShooting of Abby Zwerner information
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| Shooting of Abby Zwerner | |
|---|---|
| Location | Richneck Elementary School, Newport News, Virginia, U.S. |
| Date | January 6, 2023 c. 2:00 p.m. (EST) |
Attack type | School shooting |
| Weapon | 9mm Taurus Armas pistol |
| Victim | Abby Zwerner (survived) |
| Perpetrator | Six-year-old unnamed male student |
| Motive | Unknown |
| Convicted | Deja Nicole Taylor (six-year-old male's mother) |
| Verdict | Pleaded guilty |
| Convictions | Federal: Illegally obtaining and possessing a firearm, making false statements State: Felony child neglect |
| Sentence | 3+3⁄4 years in prison[a] |
On January 6, 2023, American school teacher Abby Zwerner was seriously injured when a six-year-old male student shot her while she was teaching in her classroom at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia. The boy had brought from home, in his backpack, a 9mm semi-automatic pistol belonging to his mother.
Zwerner's shooting provoked conversations about the culpability of young shooters and their parents, and comparisons with the 2000 killing of Kayla Rolland, also committed by a six-year-old student.
The mother of the six-year-old male was convicted of criminal possession of a weapon, making false statements, and child neglect in relation to the shooting, and was sentenced to 3+3⁄4 years in prison. She has publicly stated that she takes responsibility for the shooting.
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