NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — Seven jurors and two alternates were selected late Monday to hear the evidence in the $40 million civil trial against a former assistant principal, in the shooting of a teacher by her student.
Testimony will begin Tuesday morning in the trial focused on the Jan. 6, 2023 shooting at Richneck Elementary School, in which a 6-year-old student shot his teacher, Abigail Zwerner, while in the classroom. She is suing Ebony Parker for gross negligence, alleging that Parker ignored warnings from Zwerner and others that the child had a gun that day.
Prospective jurors were quizzed by Zwerner’s attorney Kevin Biniazan and Parker’s attorney Sandra Douglas. Several were eliminated from consideration because they had formed opinions, based on widespread media coverage, that they claimed they could not set aside when considering the evidence…