Virginia teacher shot by first grade student takes the stand in civil trial

Abigail Zwerner, the former Virginia teacher who was shot by a 6-year-old boy at school two years ago, told civil jurors she ...

Teacher shot by 6-year-old student testifies she thought she was dying

A former Virginia teacher told civil jurors she thought she was dead or "on my way to heaven" in the moments after she was ...

First responders, surgeons raced to save wounded Richneck Elementary schoolteacher shot by 6-year-old student

The scenes — captured on Detective Amber Ruhlen’s body camera footage — were played Wednesday during a civil trial in Newport News Circuit Court in which Abby Zwerner is suing ...

The teacher shot by 6-year-old student testified in her $40 million lawsuit against former assistant principal

Abby Zwerner has filed a $40 million lawsuit against former school administrator Ebony Parker, saying Parker failed to act when several people approached her with concerns the boy had brought a gun to ...

Virginia teacher shot by 6-year-old student takes $40 million lawsuit to trial

A Virginia court has begun hearing teacher Abby Zwerner’s $40 million lawsuit after she was shot by a six-year-old pupil at ...

Teacher who was shot by 6-year-old student at school testifies she thought she had died

A former Virginia teacher who was shot by a 6-year-old student in her classroom in 2023 testified Thursday that she thought ...

Teacher shot by 6-year-old student: ‘I thought I had died’

A doctor testified that the trauma of the shooting affects Abby Zwerner’s mental health and her body, evoking a feeling of imminent threat.