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Idaho toddler shoots and kills his mother inside Walmart Idaho toddler shoots and kills his mother inside Walmart
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Police in Idaho say a two-year-old boy shot and killed his 29-year-old mother in a Walmart after finding the woman’s weapon in her purse. Police in Idaho say a two-year-old boy shot and killed his 29-year-old mother in a Walmart store after finding the woman’s weapon in her purse.
The Kootenai County sheriff’s office said the woman was shopping with her son and several relatives in the store’s Hayden, Idaho location when the boy, sitting in the front of the shopping cart, found the gun in her purse and shot the woman at about 10.15am local time. The Kootenai County sheriff’s office said the woman was shopping with her son and three other children in the store’s Hayden, Idaho, location when the boy, sitting in the front of the shopping cart, found the gun and shot the woman at about 10.20am local time.
Deputies said the shooting appears accidental. The woman had a concealed carry permit, according to the Associated Press. The sheriff’s spokesman Stu Miller said the woman’s family had come to the area to visit relatives. The woman, whose identity was not released, had a concealed weapons permit.
The shooting happened near the store’s electronics section. Police reviewed store video to determine the shooting was accidental, the Associated Press and local media reported. Police did not disclose what kind of gun was involved in the incident. Miller said the young boy had reached into the victim’s purse and grabbed a small caliber handgun, which discharged once. “It appears to be a pretty tragic accident,” he added.
The victim has not been identified. Police are currently working to notify her family. The woman’s husband was not in the store when the shooting happened. Miller said the man arrived shortly after the shooting. All the children were taken to a relative’s house.
The shooting happened near the store’s electronics section. Police reviewed store video to determine the shooting was accidental, the Associated Press and local media reported.
A Walmart spokesperson called the incident “very sad,” and said the store was “fully cooperating with the sheriffs deputies as they investigate this matter.”A Walmart spokesperson called the incident “very sad,” and said the store was “fully cooperating with the sheriffs deputies as they investigate this matter.”
The store will be closed for the evening, and reopen at 6am Wednesday, according to information provided to the sheriff’s office by store managers.The store will be closed for the evening, and reopen at 6am Wednesday, according to information provided to the sheriff’s office by store managers.
Hayden is a northern Idaho town of 13,000 people, about 35 miles east of Spokane, Washington.Hayden is a northern Idaho town of 13,000 people, about 35 miles east of Spokane, Washington.
In November, a woman in Oklahoma was fatally shot by her three-year-old with a semi-automatic handgun. Police said it appeared the child picked up the gun while his mother was changing a one-year-old’s diaper.In November, a woman in Oklahoma was fatally shot by her three-year-old with a semi-automatic handgun. Police said it appeared the child picked up the gun while his mother was changing a one-year-old’s diaper.