"Mother's Neglect Leads to 6-Year-Old Shooting Teacher with Her Gun"

The mother of a 6-year-old boy who shot his teacher in Virginia pleaded guilty to felony child neglect after her son used her handgun to critically wound the educator. Prosecutors dropped a misdemeanor charge of reckless storage of a firearm. The crime is punishable by up to five years in prison, and a sentencing hearing is scheduled for October 27. The teacher has filed a $40 million lawsuit against the school system for gross negligence. The boy had previously played with a gun at his grandmother's house and had been diagnosed with a defiance disorder. The mother claimed the gun was secured with a trigger lock, but authorities found no evidence of it.