Shooting of Abby Zwerner

Legendary card · No. 1204

On January 6, 2023, Abby Zwerner, an American schoolteacher, was seriously injured when a six-year-old student shot her while she was teaching at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia, United States. The boy had brought a 9 mm semi-automatic pistol belonging to his mother from his home, which he hid in his backpack. The mother of the six-year-old boy was convicted of criminal possession of a weapon, making false statements, and child neglect in relation to the shooting and was sentenced to 3+3⁄4 years in prison. She has publicly stated that she takes responsibility for the shooting. A jury awarded Zwerner $10 million following a civil trial against Ebony Parker, an assistant principal at the school, which concluded in November 2025.

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