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A critically injured first-grade teacher intentionally shot by a 6-year-old student in the classroom is being hailed as a hero for warning other kids to flee to safety amidst the gunfire.
Abby Zwerner, 25, was identified by FOX3 Now News as the teacher who was shot in the chest around 2 pm Friday at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Va.
Zwerner, of nearby Williamsburg, Va., was rushed to Riverside Regional Medical Center with life-threatening injuries, where she remains in critical condition.
There were no other reported injuries.
Sebastian Gonzalez-Hernandez, whose own 6-year-old was also in the classroom during the shooting, praised Zwerner for being so selfless.
“She screamed at her kids to run away” immediately after being struck by a single bullet, he told FOX3.
