VA Teacher Shot By 6-Year-Old Files $40 Million Lawsuit

April 3, 2023 Education, Guns

Almost three months after Virginia teacher Abigail Zwerner was shot by a 6-year-old student, she filed a $40 million lawsuit Monday alleging school administrators shrugged off multiple warnings from staff and students who believed the boy had a gun and posed an imminent threat on the day of the shooting, and did so knowing the child “had a history of random violence.”

The Jan. 6 shooting of Zwerner at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News stunned the country as police announced the child’s actions were intentional. The student shot her with a 9 mm handgun while she sat at a reading table in their first-grade classroom. Zwerner, 25, is seeking a jury trial, noting in her suit that she suffers from “physical pain and mental anguish.”

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The lawsuit mentions new details about the boy, who is identified as John Doe, and an alleged pattern of troubling behavior. https://t.co/zbIlKApmYM

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