A 6-year-old child shot his teacher at a Virginia elementary school on Friday, police say. Now authorities face an uncomfortable question: How should they prosecute a crime committed by a first-grader?
Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Va., where a six-year-old student shot and injured his teacher on Friday.Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Va., where a six-year-old student shot and injured his teacher on Friday.
Authorities said the child acquired the gun at home and brought it to school in his backpack. The gun had been legally purchased by his mother. When asked if authorities would pursue charges — against the child or his parents or guardians — Drew replied that no decision will be made until after the investigation has been completed."Obviously, this is a tragedy on every level," said Julie Ellen McConnell, a law professor at the University of Richmond who directs the school's Children's Defense Clinic.In some states, your 6-year-old child can be arrested.
The gun had been stored in the family's home, police said, though they declined to share further details about how it was secured or how the child knew where the gun was. "However, allowing the minor to access that gun, leaving it unsecured, certainly could have endangered the life or limb of that child himself," said Allison Anderman, senior counsel and director of local policy at Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence."So I do think that this law could be used to hold accountable the adults."
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