Police respond to the shooting at Richneck Elementary School, in Newport News, Virginia. Photo: AP
The mother of a six-year-old boy who shot a teacher in his elementary school in Virginia with an illegal gun has been sentenced to 21 months in prison.
Deja Taylor, the 26-year-old mother of the boy, was sentenced by chief US district judge Mark S Davis for federal convictions related to the weapon used in the shooting.