Boy aged six detained after shooting teacher in Virginia

• A 6 y/o boy shot a teacher at an elementary school in the US state of Virginia.
• Incident took place after a fight between the two pupils in a first grade classroom.
• Police declined to name the weapon used in the incident.

A six-year-old kid who shot a teacher in the US state of Virginia has been taken into custody, According to police.

According to Newport News Police Chief Steve Drew, the incident took place at Richneck Elementary School soon after 14:00 local time (19:00 GMT).

Uncertainty surrounds the child’s acquisition of the weapon, but Mr. Drew insisted that the shot was not “accidental.”

The instructor, who has not been identified but is thought to be in her 30s, had injuries that could have been fatal.

She was brought to a nearby hospital, where staff members are keeping a tight eye on her. After a fight between the two, the occurrence happened in a first grade (ages six to seven) classroom.

But Mr Drew emphasized that the shooting had been an isolated incident and stressed that officers “did not have a situation where someone was going around the school shooting”.

Officials said that while the school – which has around 550 students – had metal detection facilities, students were checked at random and not every child was inspected.

Police declined to name the weapon used in the incident, but said the boy had used a handgun.

School District Head Dr, George Parker said officials would “be looking at any instance that may have occurred that may have caused this incident”.

“This is terrible, something like this should never occur,” Dr Parker added. “We want to ensure nothing like this happens again.”

In addition to announcing that the school would be closed on Monday, he promised to provide pupils and parents with support as they coped with the upsetting event.

Three days after taking office, Newport News’ new mayor, Phillip Jones, called the shooting “a horrible day for Newport News.”

“We’re going to learn from this and we’re going to come back stronger,” he told reporters.

Glenn Youngkin, the governor of Virginia, indicated that he had offered help to the local authorities and that his administration was “ready to help in any manner we can.”

“I am continuing to monitor the situation and am praying for the continued safety of all students and the community,” he wrote on Twitter.

A metropolis of roughly 180,000 inhabitants, Newport News is located about 70 miles (112 km) south of Richmond, the state capital.

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