Mother of 6-Year-Old Who Shot First-Grade Teacher Sentenced to 2 Years for Child Neglect

Deja Taylor pleaded guilty to the child neglect charge in August

The mother of a 6-year-old Virginia boy who shot and wounded his first-grade teacher earlier this year has been sentenced to two years in prison for child neglect.

Deja Taylor, 25, originally pleaded guilty in August to the state felony child neglect charge that stemmed from the Jan. 6 shooting in Newport News, Va., PEOPLE previously reported.

On Friday, the Newport News Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office announced Taylor was sentenced to five years behind bars with three years suspended. In addition to her two-year prison sentence, Taylor will face two more years of supervised probation which will include substance abuse treatment, parenting classes and mental health treatment.

Last month, Taylor was also sentenced to 21 months in prison on two federal felony charges for using marijuana while in possession of a firearm and for making a false statement about her drug use when purchasing the firearm.

“The investigation into the January 6, 2023 shooting at Richneck Elementary is still ongoing,” the Newport News Commonwealth Attorney’s Office said in a statement.

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The shooting left first-grade teacher Abigail Zwerner seriously wounded. Zwerner, 25, was hit by a bullet that went through her hand and then struck her chest. Zwerner's attorney Diane Toscano told PEOPLE in April that her client had endured four surgeries and still had a bullet lodged in her body.

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"It could've been fatal," Zwerner told the TODAY show in March. "We believe — with my hand being up, with it going through my hand first — we believe that, by the bullet going through the hand first, that it most likely saved my life."

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ABC News reports that Zwerner also testified at Taylor’s hearing.

"Not only do I bear physical scars from the shooting that will remain with me forever, I contend daily with deep, psychological scars that plague me during most waking moments and invade my dreams," Zwerner said, according to the outlet.

Zwerner has also filed a $40 million lawsuit against the school district for negligence by school administrators, according to NBC News.

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