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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Gustaf Kilander

Family says six-year-old boy who shot Virginia teacher has ‘acute disability’

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The family of the six-year-old boy who shot his teacher in Newport News, Virginia has said that he suffers from an “acute disability”.

It’s the first statement the family has made since the shooting took place just after 2pm on 6 January at Richneck Elementary School.

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