{"id":2690748,"date":"2026-10-24T08:38:57","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T12:38:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/2-year-old-grabbed-gun-from-day-care-admins-bag-shoved-it-in-mouth-as-oblivious-staff-were-glued-to-phones-authorities\/"},"modified":"2026-10-24T08:38:57","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T12:38:57","slug":"2-year-old-grabbed-gun-from-day-care-admins-bag-shoved-it-in-mouth-as-oblivious-staff-were-glued-to-phones-authorities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/2-year-old-grabbed-gun-from-day-care-admins-bag-shoved-it-in-mouth-as-oblivious-staff-were-glued-to-phones-authorities\/","title":{"rendered":"2-Year-Old Grabbed Gun from Day Care Admin&#8217;s Bag, Shoved It in Mouth as Oblivious Staff Were Glued to Phones: Authorities"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" 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?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A 2-year-old in Virginia reportedly put a loaded gun into their mouth while daycare staff were busy scrolling their phones.<\/p>\n<p>The incident happened on Sept. 25 at the Thrive Learning Center East in Richmond after an administrator brought a gun in an unzipped fanny pack to the daycare, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/legacy.dss.virginia.gov\/facility\/search\/cc2.cgi?rm=Inspection;Inspection=179158;ID=53168;search_keywords_name=thrive%20learning%20center\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from the Virginia Department of Social Services.<\/p>\n<p>The report said that upon arriving at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/somali-daycare-bombshell-suspicious-daycares-viral-videos-linked-300-million-feeding-future-fraud\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">daycare<\/a>, the administrator \u201ctook off the fanny bag and placed it on a low stack of cots, approximately 31 inches from the floor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sometime later, the toddler \u201cobtained the firearm from the fanny bag\u201d and then \u201cplaced the firearm barrel side first into their mouth,\u201d the report continued.<\/p>\n<p>As this happened, two staff members \u201cwere looking down on their cell phones,\u201d while another staff member \u201chad their back turned putting socks on another child,\u201d according to the report.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the child \u201cwalked 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This all reportedly occurred within the span of 15 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>Not until the very end did the staff members finally realize what was happening, at which point one staff member \u201cretrieved the firearm\u201d and handed it to the administrator.<\/p>\n<p>According to the VDSS, the administrator had \u201cregularly\u201d been bringing their firearm in an unzipped <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/man-goes-numb-finding-30k-bag-tracks-owner-learns-tear-jerking-plan-cash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fanny pack<\/a> to the daycare for the span of four months.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the agency reported that both the administrator and daycare staff members waited four days to report the incident instead of abiding by rules saying that reports should be filed within 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p>During an inspection, the VDSS also discovered that the Thrive Learning Center East was violating other rules, as well by leaving children unattended and not properly maintaining immunization records.<\/p>\n<p>A plan of correction has since been put in place.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll staff will be trained\/retrained on understanding mandated reporting requirements and what is included under the definition child abuse and neglect,\u201d the report explained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStaff will be trained to report offenses to 911, the Department of Social Services, and\/or Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStaff will be given information for reporting as well as be posted at the daycare in each classroom,\u201d the report continued. \u201cThrive Learning Center East will adhere to and train all staff regarding \u2018Zero Tolerance\u2019 for firearms or other weapons on daycare property.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Staff members at the daycare will also receive \u201csafety training\u201d from the local police department.<\/p>\n<p>The administrator who brought the gun to the daycare has since been identified by Richmond station <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtvr.com\/news\/local-news\/richmond\/only-on-6-staff-called-gun-at-richmond-daycare-a-normal-routine-before-2-year-old-accessed-it-records-say\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WTVR-TV<\/a> as Martha Evans.<\/p>\n<p>Virginia Department of Education documents obtained by the station showed that Evans bringing a gun to the daycare was a \u201cnormal routine,\u201d meaning it happened multiple times.<\/p>\n<p>When the station contacted Evans\u2019 husband, who was described as the daycare\u2019s managing member, they asked him why his wife had brought a loaded gun to the daycare.<\/p>\n<p>He replied, \u201cNo comment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When asked why <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-father-exposes-sickening-school-secret-daughters-suicide-attempt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">parents were never notified<\/a>, he hung up the phone.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Newly obtained state records reveal that the day a 2-year-old got ahold of a loaded gun at Thrive Learning Day Care East was not the first time the center\u2019s administrator had brought a firearm to work \ud83d\udd17 Find link in our bio. https:\/\/t.co\/0uK9yEqLXi<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 WTVR CBS 6 Richmond (@CBS6) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CBS6\/status\/2112759548406599794?\">October 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to WTVR-TV, Virginia has \u201ctemporarily\u201d shut down the daycare. The station further reported that the state \u201cintends to permanently suspend the center\u2019s license\u201d sometime in the near future.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, critics of the daycare have launched a petition demanding the state immediately suspend the license.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A 2-year-old put a loaded gun in their mouth at Thrive Learning Center East in Richmond, Virginia, after taking it from administrator Martha Evans\u2019 unzipped fanny pack, according to state records obtained by WTVR. 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