Mother of six-year-old who shot teacher in Virginia jailed for child neglect

Mother of six-year-old who shot teacher in Virginia jailed for child neglect
Deja Taylor, whose six-year-old son shot his teacher in Virginia (Billy Schuerman/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)

The mother of a six-year-old who shot his teacher in Virginia was sentenced on Friday to two years in prison for child neglect, nearly a year after her son used her gun to critically wound Abby Zwerner.

Friday’s sentencing was the second time Deja Taylor was held to account for the classroom shooting, which shook the military shipbuilding city of Newport News.

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