Mother of 6-year-old school shooter arrested for child neglect charge.

The mother of a 6-year-old student who shot his first-grade teacher in Newport News, Virginia, earlier this year turned herself in on charges of child neglect and recklessly leaving a firearm so as to endanger a child. The gun was purchased by the mother and was kept on the top shelf of her bedroom closet, secured by a trigger lock. The child brought the gun to school in his backpack, police said. The teacher filed a lawsuit alleging school administrators and the school board were aware of the student’s “history of random violence” and did not act proactively amid concerns over a firearm in the boy’s possession the day of the shooting.