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22 Feb 2023


Zwerner was teaching her first-grade class at Richneck Elementary School on Jan. 6 when her 6-year-old student used his mother’s 9mm handgun to shoot her, police have said. 

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FILE - In this undated photo provided by her family and lawyers, Abigail Zwerner, a first-grade teacher at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Va., is shown inside her classroom.

FILE - In this undated photo provided by her family and lawyers, Abigail Zwerner, a first-grade teacher at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Va., is shown inside her classroom. (Family of Abigail Zwerner via AP, File)

The student’s mother had legally purchased the weapon, had kept it secured with a trigger lock and on the highest shelf in her closet, the family’s attorney, James S. Ellenson, previously said. 

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Drew said Tuesday he understood that people "would like to have a case open and shut," but added, "that’s just not what we have here." 

Messages of support for teacher Abby Zwerner, who was shot by a 6-year-old student, grace the front door of Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia, on Monday, Jan. 9.

Messages of support for teacher Abby Zwerner, who was shot by a 6-year-old student, grace the front door of Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia, on Monday, Jan. 9. (AP/John C. Clark)

The case is more complicated because so many of the witnesses were first-graders, and interviews therefore require parents’ permission and assistance from a child psychologist, Drew said.  

Howard E. Gwynn , the Commonwealth’s Attorney, told The Associated Press police submitted three binders containing evidence and investigative details, in addition to body camera footage of the shooting aftermath.  

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Residents of Newport News hold a candlelight vigil in honor of Richneck Elementary School first-grade teacher Abby Zwerner at the School Administration Building in Newport News, Va., Monday, Jan. 9, 2023. 

Residents of Newport News hold a candlelight vigil in honor of Richneck Elementary School first-grade teacher Abby Zwerner at the School Administration Building in Newport News, Va., Monday, Jan. 9, 2023.  (AP Photo/John C. Clark)

"It’s a lot of information," Gwynn said, "and we’re going to carefully review it as we do in every case."

Zwerner was expected to survive the shooting, but was hospitalized for two weeks. Her attorneys and the families of at least two students have already indicated their plans to sue. 

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Stephanie Pagones is a Digital Reporter for FOX Business and Fox News. Story tips can be sent to stephanie.pagones@fox.com and on Twitter: @steph_pagones.