Alarm in an elementary school in the US state of Virginia: According to the authorities, a student opened fire on his teacher.
Newport News/Virginia – At an elementary school in the USA A near fatal altercation ensued. A 6-year-old student at Richneck Elementary School in the US state opened fire on his teacher after an argument Friday afternoon (January 6 local time). The argument left the teacher with life-threatening injuries, according to local authorities.
Shots at an elementary school in the USA: 6-year-old fires at teacher after argument – “life-threateningly injured”
After the shots at the elementary school in the USA, the authorities are still investigating the course of events. Why the boy had a handgun with him at all is just as unclear as what triggered the argument that caused the 6-year-old to open fire on his teacher.
The boy has been in police custody since Friday night, according to the Newport News police chief. That’s what Steve Drew said at a press conference following the shooting at the Virginia elementary school. Newport has a population of more than 180,000 and is located about 100 kilometers southeast of Richmond, Virginia.
Virginia elementary school shooting: ‘Cannot control access to guns’
At a subsequent press conference, the school superintendent of public schools in Newport News, Virginia, spoke up after the US elementary school was shot. “I cannot control access to guns,” said Dr. George Parker. “My teachers cannot control access to guns.”
Further, in light of what happened at Richneck Elementary School, Parker added, “Today our students received a lesson in gun violence and what guns can do to disrupt not only the educational environment, but a family, a community.”
After shooting at US elementary school in Virginia: memories of other incidents come up
According to the New York Times, pictures and videos showed the chaos that broke out immediately after the shooting at Richneck Elementary School in Virginia. Police officers stormed the school building, while children and parents appeared frightened and confused, and police officers patrolled the wider area. The pictures were probably over Uvalde was present in Texas when a school was massacred there came. At that time, the pictures were all about them Welt.
According to police chief Drew, the employees acted quickly and gathered students and teachers in the gym. At the same time, the authorities are in contact with lawyers to define the course of action.
Newport Elementary School News: Calls for restrictions surface again after shooting
“I’m in shock, I’m in awe, and I’m devastated,” he told Newport News of his feelings after the elementary school spills. At the same time, there was an appeal for more restrictions on gun ownership in the USA: “We have to keep guns out of the hands of young people.”
School would be canceled on Monday, George said, “while we work on the mental health of our staff and students.”