State Report Says 2-Year-Old Accessed Loaded Gun at Richmond Daycare
A state report indicates that a 2-year-old child at Thrive Learning Center East in Richmond, Virginia, put a daycare administrator's loaded gun in their mouth after accessing it from an unzipped fanny pack left on a low stack of cots.
Birmingham, AL, October 18, 2026 —
A state report indicates that a 2-year-old child at Thrive Learning Center East in Richmond, Virginia, put a daycare administrator’s loaded gun in their mouth after accessing it from an unzipped fanny pack left on a low stack of cots.
The account identifies the center, the child’s age and the reported circumstances in which the child reached the firearm. It says the gun was loaded and had been left in an unzipped fanny pack on a low stack of cots. The report identifies the fanny pack as belonging to a daycare administrator.
The information provided does not include the date of the incident or say how long the gun was accessible. It also does not specify whether the firearm discharged, whether anyone was injured, or what happened immediately afterward. No details were provided about any response by the center, the child’s family or authorities.
The summary does not identify the administrator by name or provide further information about the state report, including its issuing agency, findings or any action taken concerning the center. It also does not describe the center’s policies for storing firearms or state whether inspectors identified any violations. Those details were not included in the account.
The reported incident concerns a young child’s access to a loaded firearm in a daycare setting. Beyond the circumstances described in the state report, no additional conclusions about responsibility, compliance or consequences can be drawn from the information provided.
Story summarized from the original created by 12 On Your Side Digital Team, Gray News staff on www.wbrc.com, see more information here.
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