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US woman accidentally shot dead by son, two, in Idaho Wal-Mart US woman accidentally shot dead by son, two, in Idaho Wal-Mart
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A woman in the US state of Idaho has been killed after her two-year-old son accidentally shot her with a gun he found when reaching into her handbag.A woman in the US state of Idaho has been killed after her two-year-old son accidentally shot her with a gun he found when reaching into her handbag.
The woman was shot in a Wal-Mart in Hayden, a town in Idaho's northern panhandle. The woman, named by the local sheriff's office as Veronica J Rutledge, 29, was shot in a Wal-Mart in Hayden, a town in Idaho's northern panhandle.
A sheriff's spokesman said the woman was shopping with several children at the time of the incident. She had been shopping with several children at the time, a spokesman for the office said.
Officials said she had a concealed weapons permit but her identity has not been released. Officials said Ms Rutledge had had a concealed weapons permit.
The woman and children were in the rear of the store near the electronics area when the shooting occurred, officials said. She and her children had been in the rear of the store near the electronics area when the shooting occurred, they said.
The Wal-Mart closed after the shooting and is not expected to reopen until Wednesday.The Wal-Mart closed after the shooting and is not expected to reopen until Wednesday.
Local media reported the woman was visiting the area and died at the scene.
Witnesses and video surveillance from the store helped officials determine the shooting was accidental, said broadcaster KREM.Witnesses and video surveillance from the store helped officials determine the shooting was accidental, said broadcaster KREM.
The victim came from Blackfoot, a town in the south of Idaho, the sheriff's office said in a statement on Facebook.