State Report Says 2-Year-Old Allegedly Put Loaded Gun in Mouth at Richmond Daycare
A 2-year-old child at a daycare in Richmond, Virginia, allegedly put a loaded gun belonging to a daycare administrator into their mouth, according to a state report.
St. Louis, MO, October 18, 2026 —
A 2-year-old child at a daycare in Richmond, Virginia, allegedly put a loaded gun belonging to a daycare administrator into their mouth, according to a state report.
The account identifies the weapon as loaded and says it belonged to a daycare administrator. It does not provide the name of the daycare or the administrator, or say when the incident occurred. The report’s specific findings and the circumstances surrounding the alleged incident were not included in the information provided.
It is also unclear whether the child was injured, whether the gun was fired, or how the weapon came within the child’s reach. No information was provided about actions taken by daycare staff, any response by authorities, or whether the facility faced an inspection or other consequences. The available account does not describe the daycare’s policies for storing firearms.
The state report is the cited source for the allegation, but further details about the report were not provided. Without those details, the incident’s sequence and outcome cannot be established from the available information. The account does not say whether any additional findings were made or whether the report included statements from the daycare, the administrator or the child’s family.
The information provided establishes only the central allegation and the reported ownership of the loaded gun. It does not indicate what happened after the child allegedly put the weapon in their mouth. Those details remain unspecified.
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