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An elementary school teacher suffered life-threatening injuries after being shot Friday in a Virginia first-grade classroom by a 6-year-old student, officials said. The student is in custody.
No students were injured at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia, police said.
„The altercation was between a 6-year-old, the student who did have the firearm, and the teacher,“ Newport News Police Chief Steve Drew said. „This was not an accidental shooting.”
Drew said a call was received about the shooting at about 2 p.m. and authorities responded „within minutes.
