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Mother of 6-year-old who shot teacher turns herself in on child neglect charge, her attorney says

Headline from Local News 8, on the newest of 2 developments

By Eric Levenson, Brian Todd and Sara Smart, CNN The mother of a 6-year-old student who shot his first-grade teacher in a classroom in Newport News, Virginia, earlier this year turned herself in Thursday on charges of child neglect and recklessly leaving a firearm so as to endanger a child, her atto…

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Developments in this update

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  1. Mother of 6-Year-Old Boy Who Shot and Wounded Teacher Arrested in Virginia

    Headline from NBC4 Washington ·

  2. Newest

    Mother of 6-year-old who shot teacher turns herself in on child neglect charge, her attorney says

    Headline from Local News 8 ·

Reports & sources

52 articles, oldest first.

  1. ABC 7 New York

    Virginia mom facing charges for 6-year-old son who shot teacher (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    ABC 7 New York's feed description

    The mother of a 6-year-old boy who allegedly shot a teacher at his Newport News, Virginia, elementary school is now facing criminal charges.

  2. Waco Tribune-Herald

    Mother of Virginia 6-year-old who shot teacher indicted on charges of child neglect, allowing access to firearm by child (opens Waco Tribune-Herald)

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    Waco Tribune-Herald's feed description

    Mother of Virginia 6-year-old who shot teacher indicted on charges of child neglect, allowing access to firearm by child.

  3. Deutsche Welle

    Mother of 6-year-old who shot teacher indicted in Virginia – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    A grand jury in Virginia has indicted the mother of a 6-year-old boy who earlier this year shot a teacher. She has also been charged with child neglect, a prosecutor announced.

  4. ABC 7 New York

    Mom facing charges for 6-year-old who shot teacher (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    ABC 7 New York's feed description

    The mother of a 6-year-old boy who allegedly shot a teacher at his Newport News, Virginia, elementary school is now facing charges

  5. WHDH Boston

    Mother of 6-year-old student who shot teacher charged with child neglect (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    (CNN) — The mother of a 6-year-old who shot his first-grade teacher in Newport News, Virginia, in January has been indicted on charges of felony...

  6. Al Jazeera

    US mother of six-year-old who shot teacher charged with neglect (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The boy’s family says that he has an ‘acute disability’ and had been under their supervision in weeks before shooting.

  7. NBC4 Washington

    Mother of 6-Year-Old Boy Who Shot and Wounded Teacher Arrested in Virginia (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    NBC4 Washington's feed description

    The mother of a 6-year-old boy who shot and wounded his teacher in Virginia has been formally arrested on charges of child neglect and failing to secure her handgun, police announced Thursday.

  8. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Mother of young boy who shot teacher arrested in Virginia (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    NEWPORT NEWS, Va. >> The mother of a 6-year-old boy who shot and wounded his teacher in Virginia has been formally arrested on charges of child neglect and failing to secure her handgun, police announced Thursday.

  9. Local News 8

    Mother of 6-year-old who shot teacher turns herself in on child neglect charge, her attorney says (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Eric Levenson, Brian Todd and Sara Smart, CNN The mother of a 6-year-old student who shot his first-grade teacher in a classroom in Newport News, Virginia, earlier this year turned herself in Thursday on charges of child neglect and recklessly leaving a firearm so as to endanger a child, her atto…

  10. Tucson

    Attorney: Mom of Virginia boy who shot teacher was depressed (opens Tucson)

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    Tucson's feed description

    The mother of a 6-year-old Virginia boy who shot and wounded his teacher had a series of miscarriages and post-partum depression in the year before the shooting, her attorney said Friday.

  11. Fox News

    Mother of Virginia six-year-old student who shot teacher is arrested (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The mother of the six-year-old Virginia boy accused of shooting his first-grade teacher Abby Zwerner at Richneck Elementary School in January is set to make a court appearance Friday.

  12. FOX 5 New York

    Mother of 6-year-old who shot teacher arrested in Virginia (opens FOX 5 New York)

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    FOX 5 New York's feed description

    The mother of a six-year-old Virginia boy who shot his first-grade teacher inside a classroom earlier this year has been arrested, the Newport News Police Department says.

  13. CNN

    Bench trial set for mother of 6-year-old who shot Virginia elementary school teacher, her attorney says (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Deja Taylor, the mother of a 6-year-old boy who shot his teacher in a Newport News, Virginia, elementary school, appeared in court for the first time Friday after being charged in the incident.

  14. Washington Examiner

    Virginia mother of 6-year-old who shot teacher arrested (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The mother of a 6-year-old Virginia student who shot his teacher was arrested on Thursday, more than three months after the incident took place.

  15. New York Post

    Mom of 6-year-old who shot Virginia school teacher arrested (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Deja Taylor, 25, was charged with child neglect and recklessly leaving a loaded firearm to endanger a child in the shooting of Virginia teacher Abby Zwerner.

  16. Townhall

  17. NBC News

    Mother of 6-year-old boy who shot teacher is arrested in Virginia (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The mother was being charged with felony child neglect and misdemeanor endangering a child by reckless storage of a firearm, authorities have announced.

  18. Fox News

    Mom of Virginia 6-year-old who shot teacher was depressed (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The mother of the Virginia boy who shot his teacher was depressed in the year befiore the shooting. She was arraigned on charges of failing to secure the handgun and child neglect.

  19. Richmond Times-Dispatch

    Attorney: Mom of Newport News boy who shot teacher was depressed (opens Richmond Times-Dispatch)

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    Richmond Times-Dispatch's feed description

    An attorney says the mother of a 6-year-old Virginia boy who shot and wounded his teacher had a series of miscarriages and post-partum depression in the year leading up to

  20. Anchorage Daily News

    Mother of young boy who shot his teacher arrested on neglect charges in Virginia (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    Authorities had announced Monday that the woman was being charged with felony child neglect and a misdemeanor charge of endangering a child by reckless storage of a firearm.

  21. NBC News

    Mom of Virginia 6-year-old who shot his teacher was depressed, attorney says (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    She was arraigned on charges of child neglect and failing to secure the handgun her son used in the shooting at a Virginia school.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.