Newport News shooting: 6-year-old shot teacher at Virginia elementary school, police say - CBS News

A 6-year-old pupil changeable a teacher during an altercation astatine a Virginia simple schoolhouse connected Friday, constabulary said. No students were injured successful the incidental astatine Richneck Elementary School, Newport News constabulary said successful a statement.

"This was not an accidental shooting," Police Chief Steve Drew told reporters during an evening property conference.

The main said the teacher, a pistillate successful her 30s, suffered what helium described arsenic a life-threatening gunshot coiled and was taken to a hospital.

The lad was taken into custody, the main said. No 1 other was progressive successful the incident, helium said.

A teacher was injured successful a shooting Jan. 6, 2023, astatine Richneck Elementary School successful Newport News, Virginia, according to constabulary and schoolhouse officials. Billy Schuerman/The Virginian-Pilot/Tribune News Service via Getty Images

"We person been successful interaction with our commonwealth lawyer and immoderate different entities to assistance america champion get services to this young man," Drew said.

The main said a handgun was utilized successful the altercation and helium wanted to cognize wherever it came from.

The shooting was isolated to a schoolroom astatine the school, Drew said.

"This was not a concern wherever we had a student, oregon immoderate different individuals, going up and down the halls actively firing successful a agelong shooting incident," Drew said.

Mayor Phillip Jones said the incidental "hurts my heart."

"It's a acheronian time for Newport News," Jones said. "We're going to larn from this, and we're going to travel backmost stronger."

The schoolhouse territory had said parents and guardians could prime up children astatine the school's gym.