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Mother Charged After 2-Year-Old Brings Gun to Sugar Land Daycare

The count is a Class C misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $500.

Overview

  • Daycare workers at the Primrose School of Greatwood in the 6500 block of Greatwood Parkway discovered the firearm and quickly secured it, and no injuries were reported.
  • Sugar Land police said the weapon was confiscated and the facility returned to normal operations.
  • Investigators said the parents reported the gun had been accidentally left in a handbag, and one outlet reported staff found it in a bag left with the child.
  • Authorities charged the child's mother with making a firearm accessible to a child under Texas law.
  • Police initially described the gun as having bullets inside, though another report later said it was unloaded.