A grandparent who was inside the school said she offered aid to the wounded teacher.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - Abby Zwerner, a teacher allegedly shot by a 6-year-old student Friday, is in stable condition, authorities said.That grandparent later attended a rally to curb gun violence.
“She said, ‘I’m shot, I’m shot. Call 911,’” said Lawanda Sample-Rusk. “We only thought it was somewhere on her hand, maybe, but after looking further, she passed out on the floor and then after looking further, it was another gunshot wound.” A grandparent of two boys who attend Richneck Elementary School, she came to the school early to pick up her first grader and kindergartner. Moments later, a teacher was shot.
An elementary school teacher in Virginia who was allegedly shot and wounded by a 6-year-old student is continuing her recovery. “Myself and the receptionist stayed pretty much mostly to her side, because we know that the administrators had to do what they needed to do to make sure all of the children were safe,” Sample-Rusk said. “I didn’t do CPR, but I did help put pressure on her wounds.”“I didn’t know what to do. I’m not a med... I didn’t know what to do, just instinct,” Sample-Rusk said.“He was in the classroom beside where the gunshots was, and he heard the gunshots,” she said.
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