Mother of 6-year-old shooter faces federal gun charges.

The mother of a 6-year-old who brought a gun to his Virginia school and shot his teacher earlier this year was charged with federal gun crimes. Deja Taylor, 25, was charged with two counts in U.S. court in the Eastern District of Virginia: an unlawful user of a controlled substance in possession of a firearm and making a false statement during the purchase of a firearm. Taylor's attorney said she would plead guilty to the federal charges in an agreement with prosecutors. The federal charging documents allege that Taylor lied about being a marijuana user when she signed a mandatory federal document in 2022 when she purchased a Taurus 9 mm handgun.