Hayden, Idaho — The mother was struck in the head Tuesday inside a Wal-Mart store by her 2 year-old son in a horrible tragedy.
Veronica J. Rutledge, 29, was shopping Tuesday morning with her son and three nieces in Hayden, Idaho, when the small-caliber handgun discharged one time, killing her.
Terry Rutledge, Veronica’s father-in-law, told The Spokesman-Review that the boy unzipped the special gun compartment in the woman’s purse where the weapon was kept while she was looking at clothing.
Somehow, the gun went off, striking the woman in the head.
The victim did have a conceal carry permit.
