福克斯新闻 2岁男童超市内玩弄手枪走火意外杀母

 

A two-year-old boy reaching into his mother's purse accidentally fired the gun inside, killing¹ his mother, inside a store in northern Idaho.

这起悲剧发生在爱达荷州的一家沃尔玛超市，一名2岁男童把手伸进母亲包中意外造成里面的手枪走火杀死母亲。

“All the precautionary measures weren't taken to ensure the safety of that weapon.”

“当时并没有采取预防措施确保武器的安全。”

Stu Miller² with the Kootenai County Sheriff's Office.

库特奈县警长办公室斯图·米勒评论这一意外事件。

29-year-old Veronica Rutledge was inside the Walmart in Hayden, 30-miles east of Spokane, Washington.

当时29岁的维罗妮卡·特里奇正在海登的沃尔玛超市内,而从这里再往东30英里就是华盛顿的斯波坎。

Officers say Rutledge had a concealed-weapons permit.

警方表示特里奇曾经拥有持枪许可证。

“It's unfortunate. You know, if you do have a…you know, a concealed-weapon… you need to be able to protect it.”

“这是一起非常令人悲痛的意外。你知道,如果你拥有持枪许可证…你就需要切实保护它。”

Rutledge's nieces were also with her at the time.

事发当时特里奇的侄女也在现场。

1 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

2 miller   

n.磨坊主

参考例句：

• Every miller draws water to his own mill.磨坊主都往自己磨里注水。
• The skilful miller killed millions of lions with his ski.技术娴熟的磨坊主用雪橇杀死了上百万头狮子。