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| Toddler accidentally shoots mother dead in Idaho Wal-Mart | Toddler accidentally shoots mother dead in Idaho Wal-Mart |
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| A toddler has shot his mother dead in a supermarket, after he reached into her purse and fired a concealed handgun. | |
| The 29-year-old was shopping in the store in Hayden, Ohio, with the toddler and at least three other children when she was shot and killed shortly after 10am. | |
| The toddler had been placed in a shopping trolley’s child-seat and was able to put his hand into the woman’s purse. She died before the emergency services could reach her, police said. | |
| Officers used the store's CCTV footage and witness testimonies to conclude the shooting was a tragic accident. | |
| They said the woman had a licence to carry a concealed weapon but it was unclear why the gun went off so easily when squeezed by a toddler, and whether a safety catch was engaged. | |
| Kootenai County sheriff's spokesman Stu Miller said the incident in the store about 40 miles (64 km) northeast of Spokane, Washington, was an accident. | |
| The woman was visiting the politically conservative town with a popular of 9,000 for the holiday season. She was browsing the store's electronics section when the incident occurred, deputies said according to broadcaster KREM 2. | The woman was visiting the politically conservative town with a popular of 9,000 for the holiday season. She was browsing the store's electronics section when the incident occurred, deputies said according to broadcaster KREM 2. |
| The Sheriff's Office said in a statement: "Detectives are currently processing the scene. Family notifications are also being made. Once the notifications are complete, the name of the victim will be released." | |
| Staff and shoppers in the store when the gun went off were evacuated. The shop remained closed while police carried out their investigation. | |
| Lieutenant Miller tweeted that the store will not re-open until 6am on Wednesday. | |
| Per Walmart mngr Hayden store will be closed through today. Reopen 6am on the 31st. | Per Walmart mngr Hayden store will be closed through today. Reopen 6am on the 31st. |
| Walmart spokeswoman Brooke Buchanan said: "A very sad incident occurred at our store today in Hayden involving the death of a female customer. | Walmart spokeswoman Brooke Buchanan said: "A very sad incident occurred at our store today in Hayden involving the death of a female customer. |
| "We are working with the Kootenai Sheriff's department as they investigate what happened." | "We are working with the Kootenai Sheriff's department as they investigate what happened." |
| The shooting was immediately seized upon by campaigners and social media observers as an example of why gun laws in the US need changing. | |
| The shooting came as an internal police investigation confirmed that a man shot dead by a police officer in a convenience store parking lot in suburban St Louis last week had pointed a gun at the officer. Berkeley Police Chief Frank McCall said several witnesses told police Antonio Martin pointed the weapon at the unidentified officer. | |
| The police officer was responding to a report of shoplifting on December 23 and McCall said Martin matched the description of the suspect. | |
| Martin was the third black suspect to be shot dead by a white officer in the region since 18-year-old Michael Brown was killed by a police officer in neighbouring Ferguson on Aug. 9. The shooting provoked renewed public demonstrations and on Monday several dozen people gathered again at the convenience store before setting off on a protest march. | |
| The incident comes after a woman in Oklahoma was fatally shot by her three-year-old with a semiautomatic handgun. Police said it appeared the child picked up the gun while his mother was changing a one-year-old’s nappy, the Guardian reported. | The incident comes after a woman in Oklahoma was fatally shot by her three-year-old with a semiautomatic handgun. Police said it appeared the child picked up the gun while his mother was changing a one-year-old’s nappy, the Guardian reported. |
| Additional reporting by Reuters | Additional reporting by Reuters |