CBS News reports:
A 6-year-old student shot a teacher during an altercation at a Virginia elementary school on Friday, police said. No students were injured in the incident at Richneck Elementary School, Newport News police said in a statement.
“This was not an accidental shooting,” Police Chief Steve Drew told reporters during an evening press conference. The boy was taken into custody, Drew said. He said a handgun was used in the altercation.
The chief said the teacher suffered what he described as a life-threatening gunshot wound and was taken to a hospital. The woman, who the chief said was in her 30s, was shot in a classroom at the school, Drew said.
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A 6-year-old student at an elementary school in Newport News, Virginia, shot a teacher on Friday afternoon, leaving her with “life-threatening” injuries, the authorities said. https://t.co/EHlvs35HVD
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