Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Mother accidentally shot dead by toddler inside Idaho Walmart: sheriff

Mother accidentally shot dead by toddler inside Idaho Walmart: sheriff

Surveillance video captured the 2-year-old getting a hold of the firearm inside of 29-year-old Veronica Rutledge's purse as they were shopping together late Tuesday morning, authorities said.

 
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Published: Tuesday, December 30, 2014, 3:30 PM
Updated: Tuesday, December 30, 2014, 8:22 PM
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A 2-year-old boy accidentally killed his a 29-year-old mother Veronica Rutledge at a Hayden, Idaho Walmart.FACEBOOKVeronica Rutledge, 29, was shot dead inside of a Hayden, Idaho Walmart Tuesday when her 2-year-old son apparently got a hold of her gun and shot her. 
A mother was shot dead by her 2-year-old son inside of an Idaho Walmart when the toddler apparently reached into her purse and discharged her gun, authorities said.
Veronica Rutledge, 29, had her son seated in a shopping cart while with family Tuesday when surveillance video captured the boy getting a hold of the firearm, the Kootenai County Sheriff's Office said.
A preliminary investigation into the shooting around 11:15 a.m. in Hayden has described it as "accidental."
Rutledge, from Blackfoot, Idaho, did have a concealed weapons permit, deputies said at a press conference.
People stand inside the Walmart's entrance where the 29-year-old mother was shot dead.
People stand inside the Walmart's entrance where the 29-year-old mother was shot dead.
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  • People stand inside a Walmart in Hayden, Idaho, Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014. A 2-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed his mother after he reached into her purse at the northern Idaho Wal-Mart and her concealed gun fired, authorities said Tuesday. 
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  • (FILES) This January 29, 2014 file photo shows shoppers outside a Walmart store in Rosemead, California. A two-year-old boy on December 30, 2014y accidentally shot and killed his mother in a Walmart store after taking a gun from her purse, police said. The accident took place in a Walmart store in Hayden, Idaho, where a woman was shopping with her children and other family members, Lieutenant sheriff Stu Miller of Kootenai county said. 
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She was in the area visiting family for the holidays when the senseless tragedy occurred, according to local reports.
The Walmart has since closed and has announced plans to reopen Wednesday morning.

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