Newport News: Condition of teacher shot by child improving- By Matt Murphy- BBC NewsThe condition of a Virginia teacher left seriously injured when she was shot by a six-year-old pupil has shown signs of improvement, authorities say.Her alma mater, James Madison University in Virginia, offered "prayers and best wishes for Abby's health and recovery".Mayor Jones - who took office just five days ago - said police were continuing to investigate the circumstances around the shooting, but said he thought the "word altercation was a valid one, and one that I would use".And the child would also be too young to be committed to the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice if found guilty."We need the community's support, continued support, to make sure that guns are not available to youth and I'm sounding like a broken record today, because I continue to reiterate that: that we need to keep the guns out of the hands of our young people," he added."