# NEW: Newport News Elementary School Shooting Trial Ends

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Podcast: [Mind Over Murder](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mind-over-murder-354716)
Published: 2026-06-01T10:00:03+00:00
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## Resource

"Mind Over Murder" co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley discuss the criminal trial of Ebony Parker, Assistant Principal of Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia, which was held to determine in Dr. Parker was liable in the shooting of teacher Abigail Zwerner by a first grader with a handgun. The controversial case has received national coverage. CNN: Judge dismisses charges against former school official in case of 6-year-old who shot teacher https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/21/us/ebony-parker-trial-dismissed WVEC 13 News Now: Judge dismisses charges against former Richneck assistant principal in school shooting case https://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/local/virginia/judge-dismisses-charges-against-former-richneck-assistant-principal-in-school-shooting-case/291-ccc430b9-d087-4bce-841c-966e89d4f50d NBC: FBI Norfolk field office links deceased suspect to additional Colonial Parkway Murders In January 2026, the FBI announced Alan Wade Wilmer Sr. is responsible for the 1986 Virginia murders of Cathleen Thomas and Rebecca Dowski. https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/cold-case-spotlight/colonial-parkway-murders-cathleen-thomas-rebecca-dowski-resolved-rcna255097 American Detective TV series: Colonial Parkway Murders: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fp3rNRZnL0E Washingtonian: A Murder on the Rappahannock River: https://www.washingtonian.com/2019/06/27/murder-on-the-rappahannock-river-emerson-stevens-mary-harding-innocence-project/ WTKR News 3: One year after development in Colonial Parkway Murders, where do things stand? https://www.wtkr.com/news/in-the-community/historic-triangle/one-year-after-development-in-colonial-parkway-murders-where-do-things-stand Won't you help the Mind Over Murder podcast increase our visibility and shine the spotlight on the "Colonia…

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