US woman accidentally shot dead by son, two, in Idaho Wal-Mart

The Walmart store where the shooting took place in Hayden, Idaho, 30 December
The Walmart store in Hayden
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, 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.

She had been shopping with several children at the time, a spokesman for the office said.

Officials said Ms Rutledge had had a concealed weapons permit.

Jump media playerMedia player helpOut of media player. Press enter to return or tab to continue.
KXLY4 News reporter Melissa Luck explained what is believed to have happened
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.

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.

The land of the free. Speaking of the over hyped country where kids are going crazy everyday

with stories like this it is always tempting to start with only in America

the woman was very careless. the poor 2yr old probably thought it was a toy

RIP to her.
So she wouldn't see next year?

Lord may this type of bad news not cross my path,that of my family and all Nairalanders IJN amen.

She was careless.Kids always want to touch.She should have put the gun in a holster.

RIP woman.