Six-year-old who shot teacher curses at police in bodycam video
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 8 Oct, 16:31 · Archive
Bodycam footage from January 2023 shows a 6-year-old boy who shot his teacher at a Virginia elementary school swearing at and striking the educator restraining him while police responded.
A 6-year-old boy shot his teacher, Abby Zwerner, in the chest at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia, on 6 January 2023. The shooting occurred in front of 16 first-grade classmates. The gun, a 9mm Taurus handgun, jammed before the boy could fire again, preventing further injury.
Bodycam footage obtained by The Virginian-Pilot and The Daily Press captured the moments after the shooting. The footage shows the boy, identified in court as J.T., swearing at and physically striking Amy Kovac, a reading specialist who rushed into the classroom and restrained him. Kovac told officers the boy had been on a modified schedule and that this was his first week without his mother accompanying him to school.
The gun belonged to the boy's mother, Deja Taylor. She was subsequently sentenced to nearly four years in prison based on state and federal convictions related to the shooting. Zwerner survived the incident with injuries to her chest.
How it is being reported
- ‘F*** you, b****’: Six-year-old who shot teacher yells at cops in bodycam videoThe footage shows the young boy taunting police and telling them ‘I don't care if you call backup. I don't care if I go to jail’Independent World · 8 Oct, 16:07
- Boy, 6, yells ‘f–k you bitch’ after shooting teacher in chest in disturbing bodycam video: ‘Don’t care if I go to jail’"Both y'all want a f--king piece of me, b---h?!" the boy tells the officers, body camera footage shows.New York Post · 7 Oct, 20:53
In this story: J.T. · Abby Zwerner · Amy Kovac · Deja Taylor · Richneck Elementary School · Newport News · Virginia
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