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Abby Zwerner Testifies as Civil Trial Over 6-Year-Old’s Classroom Shooting Reveals Body-Cam Video

The ex-assistant principal accused in the $40 million suit faces eight felony child-neglect counts in a separate trial next month.

Overview

  • Zwerner told jurors she thought she was dying after being shot in the hand and chest by a first grader in January 2023.
  • Jurors viewed police body-camera footage showing officers and paramedics treating Zwerner at Richneck Elementary.
  • The lawsuit alleges former assistant principal Ebony Parker ignored multiple staff warnings that the child might have brought a gun to school.
  • Medical experts testified Zwerner’s left hand will not fully recover after six surgeries and that she has been diagnosed with PTSD.
  • Parker’s defense argues the shooting was not foreseeable and cautions against hindsight bias as the criminal case approaches.