On Friday January 6, 2023, a six-year-old child was arrested after shooting his primary school teacher. The facts took place at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, United States.
It is an unlikely story that took place at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, USA. Friday, January 6, it was around 2 p.m. when a child shot with a handgun about his elementary school teacher in small town Virginia. Rushed to the local hospital, the woman in her thirties is still in critical conditionaccording to New York Times.
Shortly after the events, Steve Drew, the local police chief, spoke at a press conference. He held on to clarify about the shooting. “This is a six-year-old child, he is currently in detention” he said before continuing: “This is not an accidental shot“. Quickly arrested, the young boy would not have made other victims. He was taken into custody.
Police shocked by shooter’s young age
Faced with this extraordinary situation, the Chief of Police spoke about free movement of arms in the USA. “We need the support of our community to make sure children don’t have access to guns” he recalled. For his part, the director of the establishment explained that the school would be closed Monday, January 9 in order to work “on mental health“staff and students, very shocked by the incident.
For the moment, the police have not given details regarding the circumstances of the shooting or the reason why the child shot his mistress. This is a extremely rare case, as only one shooting involving a child under the age of six has reportedly been recorded in the past. It was a kindergarten student five-year-old, who had fired a weapon in his school cafeteria in Tennesse in 2013. Fortunately, there were no casualties.