A six-year-old school boy opened fire in school classroom in Virginia on Friday, seriously injuring a teacher, police said.
No casualties were reported; students were hurt in the incident.
"The individual is a six-year-old student. He is right now in police custody," local police chief Steve Drew told a news conference, adding that "this was not an accidental shooting."
The victim was a teacher and her injuries were believed to be life-threatening.
"I`m in shock, and I`m disheartened," said the city`s superintendent of schools, George Parker.
"We need the community`s support to make sure that guns are not available to youth."
