Mother expected to plead guilty after her 6-year-old son used her gun to shoot his Virginia teacher

By BEN FINLEY
Associated Press

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — The mother of a 6-year-old who shot his teacher in Virginia is expected to plead guilty after her son used her gun in the classroom shooting. Deja Taylor was charged in April with felony child neglect and a misdemeanor count of reckless storing of a firearm. A plea hearing is scheduled for Tuesday in the city of Newport News. The January shooting shocked the nation and roiled the shipbuilding city near the Chesapeake Bay. Police said the boy intentionally shot teacher Abby Zwerner. She spent nearly two weeks in the hospital and has endured multiple surgeries.