Two-year-old shoots woman who was reported to be her own mother, a 29-year-old woman from Idaho. She was fatally shot-to-death accidentally by her son when the two-year-old grabbed her purse containing the concealed gun and fired the gun towards her.
Everyone was shocked and was distraught in disbelief after the two-year-old shoots woman. The woman shot-to-death by her own son was named Veronica J. Rutledge. Rutledge was shopping with her two-year-old son and three other kids at Walmart Hayden, Idaho when the tragic incident took place.
The shooting incident was proven to be accidental based on witnesses claims and surveillance camera installed in the store. The 29-year-old woman and the children were in the electronics portion of Walmart when the shooting happened. The said Walmart branch will be closed until Wednesday, BBC U.K. reported.
The two-year-old shoots woman when he was left in the shopping cart and found the purse containing the small caliber handgun. The woman was reported dead-on-the-spot when the deputies arrived at the scene. Terry Rutledge, the victim's father-in-law stated that the woman "was a beautiful, young, loving mother."
"It appears that the victim brought several of her children here to do some shopping after the holidays," Lt. Stu Miller told reporters regarding the incident of two-year-old shoots woman. "The child looks like to be sitting in the shopping cart with the purse while the female victim was shopping."
Walmart spokesperson Brooke Buchanan stated that a very sad incident happened in their store in Hayden, Idaho involving a female customer. He added that they're coordinating with the local policemen on the investigation of the case, WTKR reports.
It was found out that the 29-year-old woman had permit to carry a concealed weapon. Concealed guns are permitted for their own safety. However, Miller said that the owner must be responsible to carry the weapon. In this case, it was not as the two-year-old shoots woman, her own mother.
The Two-year-old shoots woman incident was a heartbreaking incident that happened this holiday just before New Year. Mrs. Rutledge was an employee of the Idaho National Laboratory and was known for her excellent job in her workplace.
