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A school shooting that Virginia police said was committed by a 6-year-old student represents an extremely rare occurrence of a young child bringing a gun into school and wounding a teacher, according to experts who study gun violence.

https://apnews.com/article/education-teaching-newport-news-virginia-38beb789647975e2f8f0d7c7447eb777

Mayor: Teacher shot by 6-year-old 'red flag for the country'

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia teacher who was critically injured when she was was shot by a 6-year-old student in Newport News is showing signs of improvement as authorities struggle to understand how a child so young could be involved in a school shooting, the city's mayor said Saturday.

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Jan 7, 2023 at 4:18pmWeb
Show threadDud (Mx)Jan 7, 2023
@cnexnews The fact that a 6 year old had access to a firearm is the crucial element here, not "Well, it's not often a first-grader shoots their teacher!"! #ItIsTheGuns