NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Court TV) — The former teacher who was shot in her first-grade classroom by an armed 6-year-old described the shooting and its aftermath in emotional detail as part of her civil lawsuit against a former school administrator .

Plaintiff Abby Zwerner takes the stand and recalls the moments after being shot saying, ‘I thought I was dying, I thought I had died.’ Zwerner was seriously injured when a 6-year-old child at Richneck Elementary School pulled out a gun and shot her. (Court TV)

Abby Zwerner was shot in her classroom at Richneck Elementary School on Jan. 6, 2023. A single bullet went through her hand and into her chest, causing significant injuries and permanent damage to her body. Zwerner filed a $40 million lawsuit against Richneck’s former assistant principa

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