TEACHER. SHE’S IN THE HOSPITAL FIGHTING FOR HER LIFE. HE’S IN CUSTODY, AND POLICE SAY IT WAS NO ACCIDENT. ERIN McLAUGHLIN NOW, ON A COMMUNITY SEARCHING FOR ANSWERS. >> RESPOND FOR A SUBJECT WITH — ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
>> Reporter: TONIGHT IN NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA, A 6-YEAR-OLD UNDER ARREST. A TEACHER CRITICALLY WOUNDED, AND PARENTS TERRIFIED. >> WHEN I HEAR ACTIVE SHOOTER I THINK MY BABY. THAT’S THE FIRST THING IS MY BABY IS RIGHT THERE. AND THEN YOU HEAR IT IS A BABY THAT DID THIS.
AND IT’S ALL I CAN THINK IS HOW, AND WHY. >> Reporter: ISABELLA MOORE WAS ONE OF THE PARENTS WHO SCRAMBLED TO THE SCHOOL TO MAKE SURE HER KINDERGARTNER WAS OKAY. >> IT’S TERRIFYING AND YOU HAVE HYSTERICAL PARENTS EVERYWHERE THAT DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO. UNTIL YOU GET YOUR KID YOU ARE NOT BELIEVING THAT THEY’RE OKAY.
>> Reporter: AFTER POLICE ALLEGED THE BOY INTENTIONALLY FIRED A HANDGUN IN CLASS, SHOOTING HIS FIRST GRADE TEACHER FOLLOWING AN ALTERCATION.
A TEACHER IDENTIFIED AS ABBY ZWARNER. >> SHE WAS STRUCK IN THE UPPER SHOULDER, AND THEN THERE WAS AN INJURY TO HER HAND AS A RESULT OF THAT BULLET AS WELL, HITTING HER HAND AS WELL AS THE UPPER TORSO AREA OF THE BODY. >> HOW IS SHE DOING NOW? >> WE’RE HEARING REPORTS SHE’S IN STABLE CONDITION AFTER COMING OUT OF SURGERY. >> Reporter: POLICE AREN’T NAMING THE BOY, WHO IS NOW IN CUSTODY.
THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING. DO YOU KNOW HOW THE 6-YEAR-OLD GOT A GUN ON CAMPUS? >> LIKE MANY SCHOOLS TODAY, WE DO NOT MARCH ELEMENTARY STUDENTS THROUGH METAL DETECTORS.
EVERY DAY WHEN THEY WALK INTO A SCHOOLHOUSE. THAT’S SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO WEIGH.
>> DO YOU FEEL SAFE SENDING YOUR KIDS TO SCHOOL? >> NO, NO, I DON’T, AND THAT’S BAD, BECAUSE IT’S THE START, IT IS ONLY THE START FOR THEM..
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