Virginia teacher, 25, who was shot by six-year-old boy is AWAKE and talking ... trends now
The Virginia teacher, who was shot by her 6-year-old student, is awake and speaking with her family days after the life-threatening attack.
Abby Zwerner, 25, was shot at on Friday in her classroom at Richneck Elementary School in what police confirmed was 'not an accidental shooting' - but they are yet to release more information about the child involved.
A grandparent of a student at the school claimed that the week prior to the attack, a student brought in 'shiny gold bullets' and told his class and teacher he was thinking about bringing in a gun.
It is not clear if the student in question is the same one who shot Zwerner in the abdomen at point-blank range.
Zwerner was shot in the abdomen at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News around 2pm on Friday
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Zwerner was reportedly attempting to confiscate the gun from the young child when he shot her. Police said they were working to determine how the child got the weapon and why he shot his teacher.
The grandmother said: 'The parents outside stated that their child told them a kid brought golden shiny bullets to school and was thinking about bringing his gun. The student told the parent, who informed the school.
'And the school just yesterday got back to the parent saying the parent of the kid said it was a nerf bullet and the parent said nerf bullets aren't shiny and gold.'
Richneck is remaining closed through Friday of this week as the school and community continue to ponder ways to get students through this crisis.
One parent, Mark Anthony Garcia, whose young son attends Richneck, told CNN that the entire incident is a safety system failure of the education
