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Mother pleads guilty to felony child neglect after 6-year-old son used her gun to shoot teacher

Headline from KVIA El Paso

By BEN FINLEY and DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — The mother of a 6-year-old boy who shot his teacher in Virginia pleaded guilty Tuesday to a charge of felony child neglect, seven months after her son used her handgun to critically wound the educator in a classroom full of st…

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  1. Bangor Daily News

    Mother of child who shot Virginia teacher pleads guilty (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    Bangor Daily News's feed description

    Prosecutors agreed to drop the misdemeanor charge of reckless storage of a firearm against Deja Taylor.

  2. Forbes

    Mother Pleads Guilty After 6-Year-Old Son Shoots Virginia Teacher (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    The mother of a 6-year-old student pleaded guilty to felony child neglect, though prosecutors did not bring charges against her son.

  3. Los Angeles Times

    Mother pleads guilty to felony child neglect after 6-year-old shoots teacher (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    The mother of a 6-year-old who shot his teacher in class in Newport News, Va., pleaded guilty Tuesday to a charge of felony child neglect.

  4. NBC4 Washington

    Mother of 6-year-old boy who shot teacher with her gun pleads guilty to felony child neglect (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    NBC4 Washington's feed description

    The mother of a 6-year-old who shot his teacher in Virginia pleaded guilty Tuesday to a charge of felony child neglect, seven months after her son used her gun to critically wound the educator.

  5. Fox10 Phoenix

    Mother of 6-year-old who shot Virginia elementary school teacher pleads guilty to felony child neglect (opens Fox10 Phoenix)

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    Fox10 Phoenix's feed description

    The mother of the six-year-old boy who brought a gun to school and shot his teacher at a Virginia elementary school has pleaded guilty to felony child neglect.

  6. KVIA El Paso

    Mother pleads guilty to felony child neglect after 6-year-old son used her gun to shoot teacher (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    KVIA El Paso's feed description

    By BEN FINLEY and DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — The mother of a 6-year-old boy who shot his teacher in Virginia pleaded guilty Tuesday to a charge of felony child neglect, seven months after her son used her handgun to critically wound the educator in a classroom full of st…

  7. Anchorage Daily News

    Mother of 6-year-old who shot first-grade teacher pleads guilty to child neglect (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    It was the second time in the past two months that Deja Nicole Taylor entered a guilty plea to charges relating to the Jan. 6 shooting of Richneck Elementary School teacher Abby Zwerner.

  8. Triblive

    Mother expected to plead guilty after her 6-year-old son used her gun to shoot his Virginia teacher (opens Triblive)

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    Triblive's feed description

    NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The mother of a 6-year-old who shot his teacher in a Virginia classroom is expected to plead guilty Tuesday to charges related to the attack, seven months after her son used her handgun to critically wound the educator. Deja Taylor, who was charged in April with

  9. Madison

    Mother pleads guilty to felony child neglect after 6-year-old son used her gun to shoot teacher at Virginia school (opens Madison)

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    Madison's feed description

    The mother of a 6-year-old who shot his teacher in Virginia pleaded guilty Tuesday to a charge of felony child neglect, seven months after her son used her handgun to critically wound the educator in a classroom full of students.

  10. WHDH Boston

    Mother of 6-year-old who shot first-grade teacher pleads guilty to state charge of felony child neglect - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    (CNN) — Deja Taylor, the mother of the 6-year-old who shot his first-grade teacher in January, pleaded guilty to a charge of felony child neglect Tuesday.The

  11. Fox News

    Mother of 6-year-old who allegedly shot Virginia teacher pleads guilty to charge of felony child neglect (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The mother of the child accused of shooting his first-grade teacher Abby Zwerner at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News on Jan. 6 pleaded guilty to a charge Tuesday

  12. CBS News

    Mother of 6-year-old who shot Newport News teacher expected to plead guilty to Virginia charges (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Deja Taylor's 6-year-old son shot his teacher at a Virginia elementary school in January, authorities said.

  13. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    Mother of 6-year-old who shot first-grade teacher pleads guilty to state charge of felony child neglect (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

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    WISH-TV Indianapolis's feed description

    (CNN) — Deja Taylor, the mother of the 6-year-old who shot his first-grade teacher in January, pleaded guilty to a charge of felony child neglect Tuesday. The charge has a maximum statutory sentence of five years in prison.

  14. WSVN Miami

    Mother pleads guilty to felony child neglect after 6-year-old son used her gun to shoot teacher - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — The mother of a 6-year-old who shot his teacher in Virginia pleaded guilty Tuesday to a charge of felony child neglect, seven

  15. Boston

    Mother pleads guilty to felony child neglect after 6-year-old son used her gun to shoot teacher in Virginia (opens Boston)

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    Boston's feed description

    Virginia prosecutors agreed to drop a misdemeanor charge of reckless storage of a firearm against Deja Taylor.

  16. Local News 8

    Mother of 6-year-old who shot his teacher pleads guilty to state charge of felony child neglect (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Lauren Mascarenhas and Aileen Graef, CNN (CNN) — Deja Taylor, the mother of the Virginia 6-year-old who shot his first-grade teacher in January, pleaded guilty to a charge of felony child neglect Tuesday. The charge has a maximum statutory sentence of five years in prison.

  17. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Mother of 6-year-old who shot teacher pleads guilty to child neglect in Virginia (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    New Hampshire Union Leader's feed description

    WASHINGTON — The mother of a 6-year-old Virginia boy who shot and wounded his elementary school teacher in January pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a state charge of felony child

  18. Wfmy News 2

    6-year-old school shooter's mother pleads guilty to felony child neglect (opens Wfmy News 2)

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    Wfmy News 2's feed description

    As part of the plea agreement, prosecutors said they will not seek a sentence that is longer than state sentencing guidelines, which call for six months in jail.

  19. Fortune

    Mother of 6-year-old who shot his teacher pleads guilty to felony child neglect, and avoids charge of recklessly storing a firearm in her purse (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    Police said the first grader shot teacher Abby Zwerner as she sat at a reading table during a lesson.

  20. NBC News

    Mother of 6-year-old boy who shot Virginia teacher pleads guilty in plea deal (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Deja Taylor was charged with felony child neglect and could serve up to six months in prison in connection with the shooting at a Newport News elementary school.

  21. New York Post

    Deja Taylor to plead guilty in 6-year-old son’s shooting of Virginia teacher (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The mother of the 6-year-old Virginia boy who used her gun to wound his teacher is set to plead guilty Tuesday a felony charge in connection with the shocking case.

  22. WHDH Boston

    Mother expected to plead guilty after her 6-year-old son used her gun to shoot his Virginia teacher - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — The mother of a 6-year-old who shot his teacher in a Virginia classroom is expected to plead guilty Tuesday to charges related

  23. New York Times

    Mother of 6-Year-Old Who Shot Teacher Pleads Guilty to Child Neglect (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The child’s mother, Deja Taylor, separately pleaded guilty to federal criminal charges in June.

  24. The Guardian

    Mother of six-year-old who shot Virginia teacher pleads guilty to child neglect (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Legal case against Deja Taylor seeks accountability for January shooting, including the teacher’s $40m lawsuit against the school

  25. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    Mom of 6-year-old accused of shooting teacher pleads guilty to felony child neglect (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    ABC 7 Los Angeles's feed description

    The mother of a 6-year-old boy accused of shooting his first-grade teacher during class in Newport News, Virginia, has pleaded guilty to felony child neglect.

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

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