6-year-old boy who shot teacher later boasted about it, affidavit says

A 6-year-old who shot his teacher in January later boasted in a conversation with a school employee that "I shot that b[ ] dead," according to unsealed redacted search warrants.

The documents obtained from CNN affiliate WTKR describe what happened after first grade teacher Abigail Zwerner was shot on January 6 at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia.

"I did it," the boy told school officials, according to police in an affidavit. "I got my mom's gun last night."

Unsealed records of Zwerner's statement to police at the hospital said that when the boy drew the weapon from his pocket and pointed it at her, she asked, "What are you doing with that?"

Zwerner told authorities the boy paused, "then fired one shot that struck Zwerner in her left hand and upper torso," the affidavit obtained by affiliate WTKR said. Zwerner fled the classroom to the school office, according to the affidavit.

The teacher suffered gunshot wounds to her hand and chest but survived.

A lawyer for the child's family told CNN Tuesday, "The child had extreme emotional issues, and we are all working to see that he improves every day."