A teacher was injured in a shooting at an elementary school in Virginia, Friday, police said.
In this screen grab from a video, police are on the scene of a shooting at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Va., on Jan. 6, 2023.A teacher was injured in a shooting at an elementary school after a 6-year-old student opened fire during an altercation in Virginia on Friday, police and school officials said, as the community grapples with the shocking incident.
The unidentified suspect is in custody, Newport News Public Schools said in a statement, adding, "All of the students are safe." Drew called the response from the school's faculty and staff "heroic" in moving the students to the gymnasium and keeping everyone calm. "It's been a long day for a lot of people, but at the end of the day the children's safety is our top priority," he told reporters.
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