you just saw photos of abigail zwerner.the chest and the hand by her student. she has since sued the school district, along with three now former administrators at that school for $40 million, saying they failed to protect her despite a known, wording from the lawsuit, known history of random violence and multiple warnings that the student had brought a gun to school that day. the former principal has come out and said, or her attorneys came out and said that she had no knowledge of the gun in school that day. the school district is declining a comment on this recent layer in this investigation in this lawsuit, saying they are working with authorities and that they prioritize students and staff safety. another devastating chapter in this awful story. >> and of course, the story caught the nation's attention because of how young this boy is. 6 years old. prosecutors declined to charge him but they have filed charges against his mother. what is the latest in her case? >> we're declining to name her at this point because that

pled guilty to felony child neglect, police said her son uses her handgun to intentionally shoot abigail zwerner and what's coming next, what kind of possible sentence is the mother facing. >> reporter: as part of a deal with prosecutors deja taylor has pled guilty to felony child neglect. a misdemeanor was dropped. this count still could carry as much as up to six months is what prosecutors we believe will be asking for but the judge has more discretion in the case. we'll hear the attorney in a moment. we should note that sentence willing be in october, october will be also the sentencing for a federal charge that taylor pled to. let's listen to what her attorney said outside the courthouse. >> it's just very emotional the whole hearing and it's just very upsetting to everybody. i think the judge rightfully explained it, theoretically he could go above if that was his decision. >> when her attorney was asked whether she feels responsible for what happened, he did said, yes, of course the 6-year-old isn't being charged in this case. required a parent to be present with him and the week of shooti

abigail zwerner, the teacher in the shooting, was seriously wounded but survived, telling nbc news ind in january 2022 after an encounter with police after he was struck by three vehicles in arkansas, southwest of little rock. his family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the sheriff deputies who interacted with him as well as officials in the coroner's office who investigated investigated the case, accusing them of using excessive force, violating his due process rights and racial profiling. with us to talk more about this is reporter nicole lasavala. good morning. what more do we know about what happened? >> he was a welder who traveled around the country for jobs. he had just finished a job in west virginia when he decided to drive down to texas to visit his sister who had given birth. he never made it to texas. we know somewhere along the way, he stopped in arkansas. sheriffs deputies found him on a highway on ramp. we don't know what prompted the stop. we know the interaction included a search of his car, a canine unit, even medical personnel, a background check. he was clear