Woman shot dead by two-year-old son who found gun in her handbag

by Chinwe Okafor

 

A two-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed his mum with a gun he found in her purse, while in a Walmart supermarket.

The victim, Veronica J. Rutledge was shopping with her children, when the child, who was sitting in the shopping trolley, reached into her bag and pulled the trigger, killing his mother in the process.

The-scene-from-Hayden-Idaho

Police and medics couldnt be of much help when they rushed into the electronics section of the store.

A spokesman for the Kootenai County Sheriff’s department said: “Preliminary investigation shows that the female was shopping with her two-year-old son and other family members.

“Her son was seated in the shopping cart and accessed the woman’s concealed weapon from her purse and discharged it, striking the victim,” he added.

According to the Police, the deceased, who was visiting family in Hayden, Idaho did own a permit to carry a concealed weapon.

A spokesman for Walmart said: “A very sad incident occurred at our store today involving the death of a female customer. We are fully cooperating with the Kootenai County Sheriff’s deputies as they investigate this matter.”

A similar event took place just a month ago when a woman in Oklahoma was fatally shot by her three-year-old son with a semi-automatic handgun.

The child was believed to have picked up the gun while his mother was changing her younger child’s nappy.

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