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A woman has been shot dead by a 2-year-old in a Wal-Mart store in Idaho.A woman has been shot dead by a 2-year-old in a Wal-Mart store in Idaho.
A woman, 29, was shopping with four children in the store in Hayden, when the two-year-old reached into her handbag and fired the weapon shooting her dead, according to police. The 29-year-old was shopping with four children in the store in Hayden, when the two-year-old reached into her handbag and fired the weapon, shooting her dead.
Initial reports suggested the woman was the boy's mother, but the police have said that this is as yet unclear. Initial reports suggested the woman was the boy's mother, but the police have said it is as yet unclear how the two are related.
Kootenai County sheriff's spokesman Stu Miller said the incident in the store about 40 miles (64 kilometers) northeast of Spokane, Washington, was an accident.Kootenai County sheriff's spokesman Stu Miller said the incident in the store about 40 miles (64 kilometers) northeast of Spokane, Washington, was an accident.
The woman was visiting the town for the holiday season, and was browsing the store's electronics section when the incident occurred, deputies said, according to broadcaster KREM 2. The woman was visiting the politically conservative town with a popular of 9,000 for the holiday season. She was browsing the store's electronics section when the incident occurred, deputies said according to broadcaster KREM 2.
Officer used the store's CCTV footage and witnesses testimonies to decide the shooting was an accident.Officer used the store's CCTV footage and witnesses testimonies to decide the shooting was an accident.
The woman did have a concealed weapons permit, the authorities confirmed.The woman did have a concealed weapons permit, the authorities confirmed.
The store is currently closed. The store closed after the shooting. Lieutenant Miller tweeted that the store will not re-open until 6am on Wednesday.
More to follow Per Walmart mngr Hayden store will be closed through today. Reopen 6am on the 31st.
Walmart spokeswoman Brooke Buchanan said: "A very sad incident occurred at our store today in Hayden involving the death of a female customer.
"We are working with the Kootenai Sheriff's department as they investigate what happened."
The incident comes after a woman in Oklahoma was fatally shot by her three-year-old with a semiautomatic handgun. Police said it appeared the child picked up the gun while his mother was changing a one-year-old’s nappy, the Guardian reported.
Additional reporting by Reuters