In this file photo, students return to Richneck Elementary in Newport News on Jan. 30, 2023. In the moments after a 6-year-old shot his teacher on Jan. 6 in a classroom at the school, the child made statements to a reading specialist like, “I shot that (expletive) dead,” according to police search warrants that were unsealed in July.
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A 6-year-old said ‘I did it’ after shooting his teacher at Virginia school, warrants say
In the moments after a 6-year-old shot his teacher in a Virginia classroom last January, the boy made statements, including “I shot that (expletive) dead,” and “I did it. I got my mom’s gun last night,” according to recently unsealed police search warrants.