Toddler pulls loaded pistol from backpack at Michigan daycare
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Police are investigating after a toddler pulled a loaded pistol from a backpack at a daycare in Canton, Michigan, on Monday, officials said. No one was injured.
Canton Police Chief Joseph Bialy said a staff member who was in the room recognized what was happening and intervened quickly, helping keep the children safe. Bialy said he watched video of the child taking the gun out of the backpack.
One of the child’s parents, a police officer in a neighboring jurisdiction, was taken into custody while the investigation continued. Bialy said the handgun was not the officer’s service weapon. He added that investigators did not initially believe anyone acted with ill intent, but said the incident underscored the need to secure firearms and keep them inaccessible to children.
The daycare already had security measures in place and plans to strengthen its protocols by searching all backpacks, Bialy said.
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WHAT THE EDITOR DID
The second model checked the writer's draft against the same sources and changed it before publication. Struck words were in the draft; underlined words are its corrections.
WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: Correct the weapon description and avoid overstating what Bialy said about the video. - "pulled a loaded handgun from a backpack": The source says the toddler pulled out a loaded pistol; it does not say the gun was a handgun. - "Video of the incident showed the child removing the weapon from the backpack, he said.": The source says Bialy watched video of the child taking the gun out of a backpack; it does not directly quote him saying the video showed it.
THE DRAFT AND THE CHANGES
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Police are investigating after a toddler pulled a loaded handgunpistol from a backpack at a daycare in Canton, Michigan, on Monday, officials said. No one was injured.
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One of the child’s parents, a police officer in a neighboring jurisdiction, was taken into custody while the investigation continued. Bialy said the handgun was not the officer’s service weapon. He added that investigators did not initially believe anyone acted with ill intent, but said the incident underscored the need to secure firearms and keep them inaccessible to children.
The daycare already had security measures in place and plans to strengthen its protocols by searching all backpacks, Bialy said.
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