DHAKA: A woman in the US state of Idaho has been killed after her two-year-old son accidentally shot her with a gun he found when reaching into her handbag.

The woman was shot in a Wal-Mart in Hayden, a town in Idaho's northern panhandle.

A sheriff's spokesman said the woman was shopping with several children at the time of the incident.

Officials said she had a concealed weapons permit but her identity has not been released.

The woman and children were in the rear of the store near the electronics area when the shooting occurred, officials said.

The Wal-Mart closed after the shooting and is not expected to reopen until Wednesday.

Local media reported the woman was visiting the area and died at the scene.

Witnesses and video surveillance from the store helped officials determine the shooting was accidental, said broadcaster KREM.

Source: BBC

BDST: 0700 HRS, DEC 31, 2014