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2-year-old puts loaded gun in mouth at daycare
Virginia toddler places loaded gun in mouth at daycare after administrator left firearm accessible.
In brief
Virginia toddler places loaded gun in mouth at daycare after administrator left firearm accessible. A 2-year-old child in Richmond put a loaded gun in their mouth at Thrive Learning Center East daycare after an administrator left the firearm in a fanny pack. Originally reported by Valleynewslive.
Daycare incident report
A 2-year-old Virginia child allegedly put a daycare administrator’s loaded gun in their mouth.
“A 2-year-old child got the loaded gun out of the fanny pack and put the barrel in their mouth”
Gun access timeline
Administrator brought gun in fanny pack on Sept 25; child had it for 15 seconds before adults noticed.
“The toddler had the gun for about 15 seconds before any adults realized”
Safety failures
Administrator left gun accessible on low stack of cots; staff ignored phone use while child was unsupervised.
“The administrator and another staff member were looking down at their phones, while a different staff member had their back turned to the 2-year-old”
Reporting delay
Social Services waited four days to report incident after it occurred on Sept 25.
“Social Services said the administrator and the staff failed to report the incident to the department within 24 hours and instead waited four days before reporting it on Sept 29”
The key point
A 2-year-old child in Richmond put a loaded gun in their mouth at Thrive Learning Center East daycare after an administrator left the firearm in a fanny pack.
