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Veronica Jean Rutledge

Case from Hayden, ID dated Dec 30, 2014

Victim Details

Veronica Rutledge

Female

White / Caucasian

Hayden

ID

2014-12-30

29

Veronica

Jean Rutledge

07/08/2026

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A holiday shopping trip to a Walmart in Hayden, Idaho, took a tragic turn for 29-year-old Veronica Rutledge on December 30, 2014. The White female was with her two-year-old son and three other children, reportedly to spend Christmas gift cards, when the unthinkable happened in the electronics section of the store. Her young son, seated in the shopping cart, reached into her purse and accidentally discharged the small-caliber handgun she was carrying. The single shot struck and killed the young m ...
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  • Boy, 2, Accidentally Shoots and Kills Mom at Idaho Walmart
  • Mom killed by own gun at Idaho Wal-Mart described as responsible
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