NEWPORT NEWS — A Newport News detective raced into Richneck Elementary School after first-grade teacher Abby Zwerner was shot .

“Where’s the main office?” Detective Amber Ruhlen asked as she frantically put on latex gloves.

Down a short hallway, Zwerner was on the floor at the center of the school’s main office, with blood from her hand and chest. Two Richneck staff members were by her side, tending to her wounds.

“We’re gonna take care of her,” Ruhlen said as she unzipped her first aid kit. “Medics are on their way.”

Watch Detective Ruhlen’s body camera footage here.

“How many times was she shot?” the detective asks. “How many gunshots did you hear?”

“One,” Zwerner says softly.

“I’m gonna get up close and personal with you,” said Ruhlen, turning Zwerner slightly over to see if th

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