Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news,
First-graders generally do not walk into reading class with a loaded 9mm, shoot the teacher, and then dare the police to come get them. But in this case, that is exactly what happened.
Body-camera footage from a shooting at Richneck Elementary in Newport News, Virginia, was released this week after over three years of being sealed.
The video shows a 6-year-old, identified in court records only as J.T., who had already shot first-grade teacher Abigail Zwerner. Reading specialist Amy Kovac had him in a bear hug when Newport News Officer Brian Torrez walked into the classroom 11. What happened next was even more astounding.
THIS IS CRAZY. UNREAL.
Bodycam footage from the January 6, 2023 shooting at Richneck Elementary School in Virginia has now been unsealed.
A 6-year-old black student stole his mother's loaded 9mm Taurus, brought it to school, and shot his first-grade teacher, Abby Zwerner.
Listen to the kid cussing at the police.
'F*ck you, I shot my teacher!'
'F*ck you b*tch.'
'I stole it because I needed to shoot my teacher.'
'If you want a piece of me, come get it!'
He even tries to punch the woman holding him.
Keep in mind, this is after shooting his teacher at point blank range in a crowded elementary school classroom.
Thankfully the gun jammed as several more rounds were still seated in the magazine.
The bullet passed through Zwerner's hand and entered her chest, collapsing her lung.
She required life saving medical treatment but made a full recovery.
Zwerner later won a $10 milli
