Mother of 6-Year-Old Who Shot Teacher Pleads Guilty to Using Marijuana While Having a Firearm

Mother of 6-Year-Old Who Shot Teacher Pleads Guilty to Using Marijuana While Having a Firearm
Signs stand outside Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Va., Jan. 25, 2023. Denise Lavoie/AP Photo
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va.—The mother of a 6-year-old boy who shot his teacher in Virginia pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to using marijuana while possessing a firearm, which is illegal under U.S. law.

Deja Taylor is accused of lying about her marijuana use on a form when she bought the gun, which her son later used to shoot Abby Zwerner in her classroom in Newport News. The first-grade teacher was seriously wounded and has endured multiple surgeries.