Attorney Howard Gwynn said the 'prospect that a 6-year-old can stand trial is problematic' given he wouldn't have the competency to understand the legal system or adequately assist an attorney. Prosecutor will not charge 6-year-old who shot his teacher:
According to a lawyer for Zwerner, a first-grade teacher, the boy had behavioral issues and a pattern of troubling interactions with school staff and other students. A notice of intent to sue said the boy was given a one-day suspension for breaking Zwerner's cellphone, and returned the next day with a 9mm handgun that he used to shoot his teacher in the classroom while she sat at a reading table.
Newport News Police Chief Steve Drew has described the shooting as intentional. In a Facebook Live video last month in which he said prosecutors would begin reviewing the case, Drew told viewers that it took time for detectives to interview children and examine forensic evidence.
Both a lawyer for the boy's family and the law firm representing Zwerner declined to comment Wednesday about the prosecutor's ongoing investigation and his decision not to seek charges against the child.
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