Boy, 4, Brings Loaded Gun to Day-Care Center
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CLEVELAND — A 4-year-old boy with a fascination for firearms has been caught for a second time bringing a loaded gun to a day-care center.
A staff member discovered the weapon--a 9-millimeter handgun with one round in the chamber and 13 in the magazine--stuffed in the boy’s coat pocket. He mentioned the gun to children who told the teacher, the Plain Dealer reported Thursday.
Police were investigating whether the gun’s owner or the boy’s guardian committed any crime. The youngster’s name was not released.
“He is a bright, attentive, well-cared-for child, but he is absolutely fascinated with guns,” said Catherine Perry, administrator of the Shaker Boulevard Child Care Center, which serves 117 children. “He knew all about the gun the police officer was carrying.”
The boy told police Monday that he took the gun from a store his guardian’s brother owns.
In October, the boy went to the day-care center with a gun tucked into the waistband of his sweatpants.
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