Daycare staff stare at phones as 2-year-old pulls loaded gun from 'fanny bag' and puts it in mouth before setting it on table, authorities say
A 2-year-old at a daycare found a loaded gun left in an unzipped fanny pack and placed it in their mouth as oblivious staff members looked down on their phones, Virginia authorities said. The post Daycare staff stare at phones as 2-year-old pulls loaded gun from 'fanny bag' and p.
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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated crime & justice brief. The source report from Law & Crime says: A 2-year-old at a daycare found a loaded gun left in an unzipped fanny pack and placed it in their mouth as oblivious staff members looked down on their phones, Virginia authorities said. The post Daycare staff stare at phones as 2-year-old pulls loaded gun from 'fanny bag' and p.
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- Published: Oct 18, 2026, 1:56 PM UTC
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