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Toddler accidentally shoots and kills woman in Idaho Wal-Mart, police say Toddler accidentally shoots and kills his mother in Idaho Wal-Mart, police say
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A woman was killed in an Idaho Wal-Mart Tuesday when a 2-year-old boy, reported by some to be her son, accidentally shot her, authorities said during a media briefing. A woman was killed in an Idaho Wal-Mart Tuesday morning when her 2-year-old son accidentally shot her, according to local authorities.
Kootenai County Sheriff’s deputies said the 2-year-old, one of four children shopping with the woman, reached into her purse and accidentally fired the gun, CBS affiliate KREM reported. Kootenai County Sheriff’s Department spokesman Lt. Stu Miller said in a statement that the boy was seated in a shopping cart when he reached into his mother’s purse and fired the gun.
Lt. Stu Miller, a department spokesman, described the toddler as the woman’s son, the station reported. Authorities believe the shooting of the woman in her late 20s was accidental, Miller tweeted. The 29-year-old woman, who deputies found dead on the scene “from an apparent gunshot wound,” had been shopping with the toddler and other family members, Miller said.
She did have a permit for her concealed weapon, authorities said. There were no other shooting victims, KXLY reported as Miller saying. The shooting “appears to be accidental” and authorities will identify the woman after her family has been notified, Miller said.
Authorities haven’t identified the woman, but did say she was visiting from out of town. The shooting took place as she was in the electronics section of the Wal-Mart in Hayden, KXLY reported. Authorities on the scene said three other children were with the woman, and that she had a permit for her concealed weapon, CBS affiliate KREM reported.
The store was evacuated after the shooting and will remain closed until Wednesday morning, Miller tweeted. The woman was visiting from out of town, and the shooting took place as she was in the electronics section of the Wal-Mart in Hayden, ABC affiliate KXLY reported.
The store in northern Idaho was evacuated after the shooting, and Miller said it will remain closed until Wednesday morning.
“A very sad incident occurred at our store today involving the death of a female customer,” Wal-Mart said in a statement, KREM reported. “We are fully cooperating with the Kootenai County Sheriff’s deputies as they investigate this matter.”
Although accidental shootings by children do happen in the United States, there isn’t comprehensive data showing how often they occur, The Post has previously reported.Although accidental shootings by children do happen in the United States, there isn’t comprehensive data showing how often they occur, The Post has previously reported.
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