Elementary student in custody after female teacher was wounded in Virginia school shooting

A student has been taken into custody following a Virginia elementary school shooting where a staff member was wounded after being shot. 

Newport News Police have taken a student, who has not been publicly identified, into custody. 

A female teacher was also injured and transported to the hospital for treatment.  No children were injured.

The incident unfolded at Richneck Elementary School, a school for kids aged five to nine, just before 2pm. The shooting took place in the first/second grade wing, according to reporter Hayley Milon Bour. 

The scene at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News on Friday after a reported shooting. At least one staff member has been injured 

Carlos Glover, nine, (pictured) was seen leaving the school with his mother Joselin after the shooting. A student has been taken into custody, but police have not released the student’s name 

Police say the incident is no longer an active situation, but they have not released any further details. 

A reunification site is being set up for parents to wait for their children once they are evacuated. 

A six-year-old student told the Daily Press the shooter was a classmate and several parents told the outlet police said the shooter was a seven years old. 

Police have not confirmed the age of the student, but said it was an isolated incident. 

Newport News Police Chief Steve Drew told the Daily Press: ‘We did not have a situation where someone was going around the school shooting. We had a situation in one particular location where a gunshot was fired.’ 

The six-year-old girl who witnessed the shooting said her classmate shot the female teacher ‘on purpose’ and the educator fell to her knees. 

A parent of a fourth-grade student said she received a text from the school that the shooting happened and that the suspect was in custody. 

‘My heart stopped. I was freaking out, very nervous. Just wondering if that one person was my son,’ Joselin Glover, who son is Carlos Glover, told the Daily Press. 

Despite her worry, she said the school handled the situation well.  

The incident is unfolding at Richneck Elementary School, a school for kids aged five to nine. At least one staff member has been shot, but the extent of their injuries is unclear

There is a large police presence near the school. Parents are racing to a reunification point