A six-year-old child who police say shot and wounded his teacher in his Virginia school suffers from an “acute disability,” his family said.
In their first public statement since the shooting earlier this month, the family said the gun allegedly brought to school by the boy “was secured”.
But they offered no specifics on how the child was able access the gun and bring it to his elementary school.
First-grade teacher Abigail Zwerner, 25, was left with serious injuries.
The shooting – which authorities have described as “intentional” – has rocked the small Virginia town of Newport News, and raised questions about any possible legal consequences the boy could face.
Authorities are still investigating the incident and the possible motive as Police Chief Steve Drew says that interviews with other children who were in the classroom during the shooting should be completed next week. END