A US teacher is hailed a hero for evacuating students from her classroom after being shot.
Mr Drew said the boy was in temporary custody at a medical facility, and a judge had until Tuesday, local time, to determine whether to extend the order to keep him in custody.
from home, placed it in his backpack and removed it while Ms Zwerner was teaching class, Chief Drew said, pointing it and firing once.After the shot, another woman who works at the school rushed into the classroom and held the boy down while Ms Zwerner escorted about 20 students out, Chief Drew said."How does a 6-year-old know how to use a firearm? I don't know that I could give you an adequate answer," Chief Drew said, adding he wished he'd never had to ask the question.
Newport News Public Schools Superintendent George Parker told reporters the school was unprepared for a 6-year-old bringing a gun to school and firing it.
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