8-year-old Quianna Hudson brought her father’s firearm to school and shot her 56-year-old gymnastics teacher, Jim Turner, at Ford Elementary School in Detroit, Michigan, United States.
According to reports, Turner had summoned Quianna to his office, during the gym class and shortly after, two gunshots rang out, sending students fleeing in terror.
The school security personnel rushed to the scene to find Turner deceased, with gunshot wounds to his thigh and chest.
The Police arrived and took Quianna into custody. At the police station, Quianna disclosed that Turner had been inappropriately touching her and threatened to harm her if she reported the abuse.
Fearing for her safety, she retrieved her father’s gun from under a mattress and brought it to school for protection.
Security footage corroborated Quianna’s account, showing Turner regularly taking her into his office. Quianna’s parents were expected to face charges related to Turner’s death.
The community is sharply divided over the incident, with some expressing skepticism about Quianna’s story, including teacher Lorraine Jacobs, who witnessed the aftermath.
“I’ve known Jim for years. He was not that kind of man,” she said.
However, some community members supported Quianna’s actions.
“If he was hurting her, she did what she had to do to protect herself,” one of them remarked.
