NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The mother of a 6-year-old boy who allegedly shot a teacher at his Newport News, Virginia, elementary school turned herself in to police Thursday.
A grand jury returned two indictments charging Deja Taylor with felony child neglect and misdemeanor recklessly leaving a loaded firearm as to endanger a child, prosecutors said Monday.
Zwerner's lawyer, Diane Toscano, said in a statement about the new charges,"There were failures in accountability at multiple levels that led to Abby being shot and almost killed. Today's announcement addresses but one of those failures. It has been three months of investigation and still so many unanswered questions remain."
"Every criminal case is unique in its facts, and these facts support these charges, but our investigation into the shooting continues," Newport News Commonwealth’s Attorney Howard Gwynn said in a press release.
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