6-year-old boy shot teacher in American school, police said – it was not an accident

Washington:

A six-year-old boy opened fire in an elementary school classroom in the eastern US state of Virginia on Friday, seriously injuring a teacher, police said.

No students were hurt in the incident at Richneck Elementary School.

Local police chief Steve Drew told a news conference: “The man is a six-year-old student. He is currently in police custody.” “This was not an accidental shooting.”

Police said the victim was a teacher in her 30s and her injuries were believed to be life-threatening.

“I’m shocked, and I’m disappointed,” said George Parker, the city’s superintendent of schools.

“We need the support of the community to ensure that guns are not available to youth.”

School shootings have plagued the United States, with recent tragedies including the killing of 19 children and two teachers by an 18-year-old gunman in Uvalde, Texas, last May.

According to the Gun Violence Archive database, last year there were an estimated 44,000 gun-related deaths in the United States, about half of them homicides, accidents and self-defense, and half of them suicides.

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