Teacher shot by six-year-old ‘is devoted to students’

Richneck Elementary School in Virginia (Billy Schuerman/The Virginian-Pilot via AP/PA)

The US teacher who authorities say was shot by a six-year-old pupil is known as a hard-working educator who is devoted to her students and enthusiastic about the profession that runs in her family, according to fellow teachers and city officials.

John Eley III, a former member of the Newport News School Board, identified the first-grade teacher as Abby Zwerner, 25. Ms Zwerner was shot on Friday at Richneck Elementary School in Virginia, authorities said.