The announcement of an indictment comes a month after the prosecutor said he would not seek charges against the student
with a gun in January will face charges in the shooting, a local prosecutor in Virginia said Monday.
A grand jury indicted the mother, Deja Taylor, and charged her with felony child neglect and a misdemeanor count of recklessly leaving a loaded firearm so as to endanger a child, Newport News Commonwealth's Attorney Howard Gwynn said. against the student, but was weighing whether to hold any adults criminally liable.Get Chicago local news, weather forecasts, sports and entertainment stories to your inbox.
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