Former Richneck Elementary School teacher Abby Zwerner looks back into the courtroom during her civil lawsuit trial in Newport News, Va., on Oct. 28, 2025. Stephen M. Katz/The Virginian-Pilot via AP, Pool
A former Virginia teacher who was shot by a 6-year-old student in her classroom in 2023 testified Thursday that she thought she had died that day.
Abby Zwerner testified in her $40 million lawsuit filed against a former assistant principal who is accused of ignoring multiple warnings that the student had a gun.
