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A Florida elementary school student was on Zoom for her first day of school when her mother was shot and killed during the online class, police said.
The shooting happened Tuesday at a home in Indiantown, about 30 miles southwest of Port St. Lucie, just after 8 a.m. The suspect, Donald J. Williams, was taken into custody that same day and faces charges of first-degree murder as well as other felony offenses, Martin County Sheriff William Snyder said.
Six children were in the home at the time of the shooting, including a 10-year-old girl who was taking an online class for Warfield Elementary. Many schools around the country have opted for online lessons due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Snyder said at a news conference on Tuesday that the girl's teacher witnessed the child reacting to the shooting.