2-year-old put loaded gun in their mouth at daycare, state report says

RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT/Gray News) - A 2-year-old Virginia child allegedly put a daycare administrator’s loaded gun in their mouth, according to a report from the state’s Department of Social Services.The report alleges an administrator at Thrive Learning Center East, a daycare in Richmond, brought a gun onto the campus in a fanny pack on Sept. 25. A 2-year-old child got the loaded gun out of the fanny pack and put the barrel in their mouth, according to the report.“[The toddler] walked over to a table with the firearm in their mouth, placed the firearm on a table where five other children were sitting on the floor, and then picked up the firearm from the table,” the report states.Social Services said the toddler had the gun for about 15 seconds before any adults realized.The toddler was able to get to the gun because the fanny pack was unzipped and placed on top of a “low stack of cots” inside the classroom, according to the report.Social Services said the administrator regularly brought