A Virginia judge dismisses the criminal case against former Newport News assistant principal Ebony Parker, who faced charges tied to a 2023 shooting at Richneck Elementary School. Prosecutors alleged that Parker ignored warnings that a six-year-old student had brought a gun, and that the child later shot and wounded a teacher. Multiple outlets report the case is dismissed after the judge grants the defense’s motion, including news accounts describing the dismissal as occurring abruptly and after the prosecution has presented its case. Reports state the matter involved an indictment with multiple counts, and that at least some of the charges—described by NBC as child neglect counts—are dismissed. Fox News reports the judge’s reasoning includes that the legislature would need to codify Parker’s alleged conduct as a crime to allow prosecution. The Hill and ABC News similarly report that the trial is dismissed by the judge after a brief period, including after several days of the prosecution’s case. The decision ends the criminal proceedings against Parker in this case.