A Virginia mom said she was shocked to open up her son’s delivery from Toys R Us to find 800 rounds of ammunition.
Jasemin Stephenson said she ordered a Minecraft “Foam Diamond Sword” from the toy company’s website for her son Conor’s 7th birthday, the New York Daily News reported.
But when it arrived at her Virginia Beach home, she said found that the sword was accompanied by 800 rounds of 9 mm ammunition.
“It was heavy — and when I opened it, there was a whole lot of ammo in there too,” she told a local ABC affiliate. “It is very shocking. You are ordering from a Toys R Us store, you don’t expect to get ammo in a box of toys.”
Ms. Stephenson said her child’s safety was compromised by the package, calling it “very irresponsible, definitely on their part.”
Toys R Us said it is investigating the incident.
“We are in the process of looking into this matter with our shipping carrier to determine how this may have occurred,” the company said in a statement.
• Jessica Chasmar can be reached at jchasmar@washingtontimes.com.
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