Tag: Zwerner, Abigail

Mother of 6-Year-Old Who Shot Teacher in Virginia Is Sentenced to 21 Months

The mother pleaded guilty to breaking federal law by using marijuana while owning a firearm and making false statements about drug use buying the gun.

Mother Pleads Guilty to Child Neglect After 6-Year-Old Shot Teacher

The child’s mother, Deja Taylor, separately pleaded guilty to federal criminal charges in June.

Teacher Shot by 6-Year-Old Will ‘Never Forget’ the Look on His Face

In an interview with NBC’s “Today” show, the teacher, Abigail Zwerner, said she was recovering after a bullet struck her hand and chest at a Virginia elementary school in January.

6-Year-Old Accused of Shooting Teacher in Virginia Has ‘Acute Disability,’ Family Says

The child had previously been accompanied by a parent every day in school, but that stopped the week of the shooting, his family said.