Mom of 1st Grader Who Shot Teacher Says She’s ‘Obviously’ Responsible for Son’s Actions
Shooting
Deja Taylor also attributed the 6-year-old’s actions to his ADHD diagnosis.
AMBER Alert
April 15, 2023
Amber Alert: 9-Year-Old Virginia Girl Believed Abducted by Her Mother
Virginia State Police have issued an Amber Alert for a 9-year-old girl believed to be in extreme danger. Brielle Alexis Maree Silver was last seen Saturday morning in Newport News and may be traveling in a vehicle with Alabama tags. She is believed to have been abducted by her mother, Bethany Renae Dawn Gould, who …
Shooting
March 9, 2023
Prosecutor: 6-Year-Old Who Shot Elementary School Teacher Won’t Face Charges
A 6-year-old boy who shot his elementary school teacher earlier this year won’t face charges, the city prosecutor in Newport News, Virginia, said on Wednesday. Newport News Commonwealth’s Attorney Howard Gwynn told NBC News that the “prospect that a 6-year-old can stand trial is problematic” because of his age and ability to understand the processes …
School Crimes
January 9, 2023
Report: Virginia Teacher Shot by 1st Grader Was Trying To Confiscate Weapon
The Virginia first grade teacher shot by one of her students last week was moving to confiscate the weapon when the boy pulled the trigger. The shooting took place Friday afternoon at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, as CrimeOnline reported. Police said the 6-year-old pulled out a gun and shot the teacher during some …
School Crimes
January 7, 2023
Teacher Shot By 6-Year-Old in Class Identified by Alma Mater
The Virginia teacher shot by a 6-year-old in her first grade classroom on Friday has been identified as Abby Zwerner, a 2020 graduate of James Madison University. JMU President Jonathan Alger issued a statement on Saturday saying that the school would “do all we can to support [Zwerner], her family and friends, fellow teachers and …
School Crimes
January 6, 2023
UPDATE: 6-Year-Old Boy in Custody After Allegedly Shooting 1st Grade Teacher in Virginia
A Virginia elementary school teacher is in critical condition after she was shot by a 6-year-old boy, officials in Newport News said Friday. City officials said the shooting was not accidental. The student began arguing with the teacher in a first-grade classroom, then pulled out the gun and fired a single shot, according to WVEC. …
Murder
July 29, 2022
Husband Arrested Trying To Board Plane for Jamaica With Missing Wife’s Credit Cards and Passport
A 35-year-old mother of two has been missing for nearly two weeks, but police have already charged her husband with first degree murder. Adrian Lewis, Shanita Eure-Lewis’s husband, was arrested two days later at Washington Dulles International Airport after trying to board a flight to Jamaica. In addition to murder, he’s been charged with fuse …
Attempted Murder
June 24, 2022
VIDEO: Virginia Teen Arrested Driving to Florida After Threatening Orlando Detective Investigating Him
Florida state troopers this week arrested a 16-year-old boy from Virginia who drove into the the state after threatening an Orlando detective who was investigating him for an alleged inappropriate relationship with a 13-year-old girl. Orlando police said Thursday that the two teens met online in March and began exchanging messages — including “pornographic material.” …
Police
February 26, 2022
Virginia Cop Charged With Misdemeanor After Toddler Son Kills Himself With Service Weapon
A Virginia police officer was charged with a misdemeanor this month after he left his loaded service weapon on his sofa for five hours, before his 2-year-old son picked up the gun and fatally shot himself. Stefhone Christian McCombs Sr, 25, was charged on February 8 with allowing access to firearms by a minor in …
Kidnapping
February 5, 2021
Babysitter blocks mom on app, flees with 3-month-old boy
A 20-year-old babysitter is in jail Friday on charges of abducting a 3-month-old Virginia boy on her first day caring for him, WAVY reports. Little Jiraiya Cherry’s family found Tykirah Reid via an online babysitting group and invited her for a tryout on Thursday at their Newport News apartment. Reid was communicating with the baby’s …
