6-year-old in custody after shooting teacher in Virginia, police chief says

BY A STAFF REPORTER:  A six-year-old boy was taken into police custody on Friday after he shot a teacher at Rickneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia, police chief Steve Drew. The police chief said that the female teacher who was in her 30s was shot in a classroom and stressed that "this was not an accidental shooting." "In reference to the investigation below, the suspect has been identified as a 6-year-old male student at Richneck Elementary School. The student is in custody." Newport News Police Department announced in an official statement. It further said, "The victim has been identified as a teacher. The teacher's injuries are believed to be life-threatening. The investigation remains ongoing."