Judge Makes Shock Ruling in Case of Boy, 6, Who Shot Teacher

Newport News Police Department A Virginia judge abruptly tossed out criminal charges on Thursday against the assistant principal accused of failing to stop the 2023 elementary school shooting carried out by a six-year-old student. Ebony Parker, who previously worked at Richneck Elementary School, had been facing eight counts of child neglect tied to the shooting that left teacher Abigail Zwerner wounded in the hand and chest. The dismissal came mid-trial just minutes before Parker’s defense team was set to begin presenting evidence. Judge Rebecca Robinson ruled Parker’s alleged failure to act after reports that the boy may have brought a gun to school “is not a crime” under current Virginia law. Robinson also argued there was “no precedent” supporting the prosecution’s legal theory and suggested any expansion of liability would ultimately have to come from state lawmakers. The boy’s mother, Deja Taylor, is serving nearly four years in prison after pleading guilty to child neglect and gun charges tied to the 9mm handgun her son took from her purse. Prosecutors argued Parker ignored multiple warnings about the child potentially carrying a weapon that day. Defense attorneys countered that Parker acted based on the limited information available at the time and “didn’t believe there was a weapon.” Read it at New York Post Read more at The Daily Beast.

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