BREAKING NEWS: Mother of six-year-old who shot and injured Virginia elementary school teacher in classroom is charged with child neglect
- Deja Taylor was charged with felony child neglect and a misdemeanor charge for recklessly leaving a loaded firearm so as to endanger a child
- In January her 6-year-old son brought a gun to school and shot his teacher
- Prosecutors previously said the boy would not face charges in the shooting
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.
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
