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[Beefy]

Police in Idaho say a two-year-old boy shot and killed his 29-year-old mother in a Walmart after finding the woman’s weapon in her purse.

The Kootenai County sheriff’s office said the woman was shopping with her son and several relatives in the store’s Hayden, Idaho location when the boy, sitting in the front of the shopping cart, found the gun in her purse and shot the woman at about 10.15am local time.

Deputies said the shooting appears accidental. The woman had a concealed carry permit, according to the Associated Press.

The shooting happened near the store’s electronics section. Police reviewed store video to determine the shooting was accidental, the Associated Press and local media reported. Police did not disclose what kind of gun was involved in the incident.

The victim has not been identified. Police are currently working to notify her family.

A Walmart spokesperson called the incident “very sad,” and said the store was “fully cooperating with the sheriffs deputies as they investigate this matter.”

The store will be closed for the evening, and reopen at 6am Wednesday, according to information provided to the sheriff’s office by store managers.

Hayden is a northern Idaho town of 13,000 people, about 35 miles east of Spokane, Washington.

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014/dec/30/idaho-toddler-shoots-kills-mother-walmart

 

[cirrhosis]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=962110

Was locked for a reason I'm sure.

 

[Gordon Shumway]

Holy crap..that's terrible.

 

[ThatGuyAgain]

It "appears" accidental? It was a 2 year old.

 

[Camp Lo]

For once, I understand the lock.

 

[kmax]

There's not really much to say, is there?

tragic.

 

[thefit]

Anyone else scared to post in here ?

 

[studyguy]

I don't really get the locking tbh.
Story's incredibly unfortunate though.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Jesus christ think about what that kid is going to have to carry with him for the rest of his life.

 

[BeforeU]

what the fucking fuck?

 

[Beefy]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=962110

Was locked for a reason I'm sure.

Damn didn't see it had been posted and locked before. I wonder why it was locked? Anyways mods lock if you want.

RIP and my heart goes out to the family.

 

[thefit]

Jesus christ think about what that kid is going to have to carry with him for the rest of his life.

I doubt they are going to tell him the family is going to shield him for life from the story and just tell him his Mom is an angel in heaven and she died because it was gods plan.

 

[Camp Lo]

Damn didn't see it had been posted and locked before. I wonder why it was locked? Anyways mods lock if you want.

RIP and my heart goes out to the family.

That's no real discussion to be had without immediately going into a gun debate.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Damn didn't see it had been posted and locked before. I wonder why it was locked? Anyways mods lock if you want.

RIP and my heart goes out to the family.

Evilore posted awhile back that they were going to start locking morbid threads that had really nothing to discuss in them IIRC. Might be that.

 

[DietRob]

I don't really get the locking tbh.
Story's incredibly unfortunate though.

Not trying to back seat mod but I'd guess because there isn't much 'discussion' potential other than "Damn that's sad."

But yea, Damn that's sad.

 

[Beefy]

It "appears" accidental? It was a 2 year old.

Of course it is. But it is still horrible this happened.

 

[Night_Knight]

How does a 2 year old have enough strength to pull a trigger? Don't they require a decent amount of strength? I don't know a lot about guns, sorry.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

I doubt they are going to tell him the family is going to shield him for life from the story and just tell him his Mom is an angel in heaven and she died because it was gods plan.

these days (and in the next 20 years as this kid grows up) with google that's going to be damn near impossible though.

 

[hydrophilic attack]

Very tragic.

Why is carrying guns in Walmart legal?

 

[Beefy]

Evilore posted awhile back that they were going to start locking morbid threads that had really nothing to discuss in them IIRC. Might be that.

Ah never knew that. Sorry mods.

 

[SlickShoesRUCrazy]

Poor kid.

Idiot mom. Why would you leave your gun in your purse next to your 2 year old...

 

[TheJLC]

How does a 2 year old have enough strength to pull a trigger? Don't they require a decent amount of strength? I don't know a lot about guns, sorry.

Not every gun.

 

[Angelus Errare]

Jesus christ think about what that kid is going to have to carry with him for the rest of his life.

Yea that is rough. Damn this is sad as hell.

 

[Beefy]

That's no real discussion to be had without immediately going into a gun debate.

It shouldn't go that way tho.

 

[nateeasy]

How light was that trigger?

 

[PseudoKirby]

wasnt the other thread about this closed?

 

[Miles Quaritch]

I wonder why the safety wasn't on or would a two year old be able to accidentally turn off the safety?

How hard is it to turn off a safety? Being in the UK, I've never seen a gun up close.

 

[thefit]

Very tragic.

Why is carrying guns in Walmart legal?

Have you been to a walmart?

 

[Camp Lo]

It shouldn't go that way tho.

Yeah, but it's inevitable. But no lock so far so I guess we're good.

Idiot mom. Why would you leave your gun in your purse next to your 2 year old...

I'm sure she had her reasons.

 

[Kraftwerk]

damn =/

 

[daviyoung]

horrible

 

[Strike]

Tragic. No safety?

 

[Gordon Shumway]

For once, I understand the lock.

At first, I thought you meant gun lock..

 

[Randolph Freelander]

Is there a stat anywhere on gun fatalities from a person protecting his or her home, family, or self versus fatalities from a person harming his or her family or self?

 

[PlayALLtheGames]

Very tragic.

Why is carrying guns in Walmart legal?

Because the people that shop there want it to be, and masturbate to fantasies of killing a madman who storms the store with a weapon.

 

[SteveWinwood]

It shouldn't go that way tho.

Why not? Guns are dangerous. People are dumb. It's a bad combination.

 

[ComputerMKII]

Jesus christ think about what that kid is going to have to carry with him for the rest of his life.

I was gonna say the same thing. Terrible story.

 

[RandyBobandy]

Why would you need a concealed handgun to go to Walmart?

 

[UberTag]

I doubt they are going to tell him the family is going to shield him for life from the story and just tell him his Mom is an angel in heaven and she died because it was gods plan.

these days (and in the next 20 years as this kid grows up) with google that's going to be damn near impossible though.

If they keep the victim's name out of the newspaper, they may be able to shield him from the truth even with those resources available.

 

[Volimar]

Evilore posted awhile back that they were going to start locking morbid threads that had really nothing to discuss in them IIRC. Might be that.

Gaborn am cry.

 

[G.ZZZ]

There are a LOT of reasons guns shouldn't be as widespread as they are in america. Lobbying going strong.

 

[Gordon Shumway]

That poor kid. Hopefully his family finds some miracle answer to why she's gone..fuck.

 

[Night_Knight]

Not every gun.

Ah I see, this is going to traumatize the kid when he/she grows up, won't it? My condolences to the family.