The 6-year-old who shot his teacher reportedly told her he wanted to light her on fire and watch her die. The Washington Post obtained texts from school employees that revealed alarming details about the boy’s behavior. School employees said in the messages that the teacher raised concerns about the boy but they were ignored. Virginia school officials are alleged to have downplayed concerns about the six-year-old boy that went on to shoot a teacher, including that he said he wanted to light her on fire and watch her die, The Washington Post reported. Police said the child eventually shot teacher Abigail Zwerner earlier this month as she taught her first-grade class at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News. Authorities have said that the shooting was “intentional” and “not accidental” but have not provided further information. The Post obtained a message written by a Richneck teacher through the local teachers union that reveals alarming details about the boy’s alleged behavior. The account claims that the boy wrote a note to Zwerner which said that he hated her and wanted to light her on fire and watch her die. (…) Superintendent Parker said that hours before the boy shot the teacher, a school administrator was told the child may have brought a gun to school. He said that workers at the school searched the boy’s backpack but did not find the 9mm semi-automatic pistol legally-owned by his mother.
via insider: 6-year-old boy who shot his teacher previously said he wanted to light her on fire and watch her die, report says