Newport News school shooting: How a 6-year-old got a gun and other questions that remain
Many questions remain after a 6-year-old student allegedly shot and injured a teacher during an altercation at a Newport News, Virginia, elementary school. Many questions remain unanswered after a 6-year- old student allegedly shot and injured a teacher at a Newport News, Virginia, elementary school . Newport News Mayor Phillip Jones said in a statement this weekend that police were "working diligently to get an answer to the question we are all asking -- how did this happen?" Police tape hangs from a sign post outside Richneck Elementary School, January 7, 2023, in Newport News, Virginia. Jay Paul/Getty Images MORE: Teacher injured in shooting at Virginia elementary school, 6-year-old suspect in custody: Police What we know A Richneck Elementary School teacher, described as a woman in her 30s, was shot with a handgun on Friday in a first-grade classroom, police said. She was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. The mayor told CNN on Sunday that she was in stable co...