IDAHO FALLS, Idaho — Police in Idaho Falls arrested a 29-year-old mother accused of leaving a loaded gun where her two small children could access it.
The Idaho State Journal reports that the arrest of Kathleen Allen on Thursday came days after a toddler shot and killed his mother while shopping in a Walmart in northern Idaho.
A police report says officers went to the home after receiving reports that two young children were living in unclean conditions with access to a loaded gun.
Police say a .40-caliber pistol was easily accessible to a 4-year-old child and a baby living in the home. Authorities say the mother was also found in possession of syringes and methamphetamine.
She faces a felony charge of injury to a child.
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