A 6-year-old boy is in custody after he shot and wounded a teacher at Richneck Elementary School in Virginia, Police Chief Steve Drew said.
“The individual is a 6-year-old child. He is now in custody,” Drew said. “We have been in contact with our commonwealth’s attorney and several other entities to help us provide the best services to the young man,” he added.
Drew said the teacher – who is in her 30s – was shot inside a classroom yesterday and added that “this was not an accidental shooting”.
The police chief said that there was a dispute between the teacher and the student and that only one shot was fired.
Drew, who had previously said the teacher was in critical condition, said Friday evening the wound was considered life-threatening but that there was “some improvement.”
Officials are also looking into any past incidents that may have occurred before the shooting.
