Mother of six-year-old US elementary school student who shot and seriously wounded his teacher in January is charged with felony child neglect - Virginia prosecutor
The United States, where nearly 400 million guns are in circulation, is regularly plagued by school shootings.
In addition to the felony indictment, Deja Taylor was also charged by a grand jury with "misdemeanour recklessly leaving a loaded firearm so as to endanger a child," a statement by the Newport News prosecutor's office said. The port city's lead prosecutor, Howard Gwynn, said his investigation into the widely-publicised shooting was ongoing, and that he would be requesting the empanelment of a "special grand jury" -- a panel of citizens with broad investigative powers -- to review the school's security arrangements.
The boy's family said in a statement shortly after the incident that he "suffers from an acute disability," and that the gun had been "secured" at home.
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