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Cook County daycare owner says 9-year-old brought gun to school

By Fox 32 Digital Staff
Published  March 24, 2023 9:55am CDT
South Holland
FOX 32 Chicago

Daycare in Cook County says 9-year-old brought gun to school

A South Holland daycare owner says a 9-year-old had a gun in their backpack Thursday afternoon. The child supposedly has the gun all day at school before bringing it to the daycare.

CHICAGO - A 9-year-old was found with a gun in their backpack at a South Holland daycare Thursday afternoon.

Happy Days Daycare owner Regina Sethi told FOX 32 that the child had the gun in their backpack all day at Greenwood Elementary School.

The student was then picked up from school and dropped off at the daycare. Sethi says the gun fell out of the backpack.

The village of South Holland confirms an investigation is underway after the gun unintentionally discharged.

No one was harmed in the incident.

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FOX 32 has reached out to the South Holland Police Department for more information.