2-year-old Accidentally Shoots And Kills His Mom Inside A Walmart

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    A young boy accidentally killed his mother with her own gun.

    FOX News Radio’s Ron Flatter reports.

    A two-year-old boy reaching into his mother’s purse accidentally fired the gun inside, killing his mother, inside a store in northern Idaho.

    (Miller) “All the precautionary measures weren’t taken to ensure the safety of that weapon.”

    Stu Miller with the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office.

    29-year-old Veronica Rutledge was inside the Walmart in Hayden, 30-miles east of Spokane, Washington. Officers say Rutledge had a concealed-weapons permit.

    (Miller) “It’s unfortunate. You know, if you do have a… you know, a concealed-weapon… you need to be able to protect it.”

    Rutledge’s nieces were also with her at the time.

    Ron Flatter, FOX News Radio.

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