Grand Jury Indicts Mother Of Child Who Shot Teacher

April 10, 2023 Crime, Education

The mother of a 6-year-old boy who seriously wounded his teacher with a gun in January will face charges in the shooting, a local prosecutor in Virginia said Monday.

A grand jury indicted Deja Taylor on charges of felony child neglect and a misdemeanor count of recklessly leaving a loaded firearm so as to endanger a child, Newport News Commonwealth’s Attorney Howard Gwynn said. The indictment comes a month after Gwynn said he would not seek charges against the student.

“Every criminal case is unique in its facts, and these facts support these charges, but our investigation into the shooting continues,” Gwynn said in a statement on Monday.

Read the full article. Last week the teacher sued school administrators for $40 million over their alleged failure to act on warnings about the child.

BREAKING: Grand jury charges the mother of a 6-year-old boy who shot Virginia teacher with felony child neglect. https://t.co/Kir6EXazyC

— NBC News (@NBCNews) April 10, 2023