NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — More than a year after Abby Zwerner was shot by her 6-year-old student, a Special Grand Jury indicted the school’s former assistant principal Ebony Parker on eight counts of felony child abuse.
The charges were filed in Newport News Circuit Court. WAVY obtained a copy of the indictment, which is dated March 11, 2024.
Zwerner’s attorneys allege assistant principal Ebony Parker was warned three times before the shooting that the 6-year-old student had a gun, but she failed to call 911 or put the school on lockdown.
Court records currently have Parker listed as a fugitive.
If found guilty, she could face up to 40 years in prison.
