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2-Year-Old Who Shot Mother In Walmart To Be Tried For Crime As An Adult
HAYDEN, Idaho - toddler shooting
Police and local investigators say that the 2-year-old toddler that fired a gun in an Idaho Walmart store, killing his mother, will be tried as an adult.
On December 30th, police say that a young mother, who was shopping with her children, was killed when her 2-year-old son reached into her purse, and discharged a small-caliber pistol that she had concealed inside.in what police originally considered a tragic accident, the woman died before paramedics could arrive.
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