Florida Man Charged After 2-Year-Old Toddler Fatally Shots Mom During Zoom Call

On Tuesday, officials said that a Florida man was arrested in the shooting and death of a lady who was on a Zoom call when her 2-year-old fired a gun.

Shamaya Lynn, 21, of Altamonte Springs, was fatally shot after her toddler discharged an unsecured loaded gun inside an apartment, according to authorities. (Photo: WFTV)

Victim’s Colleague Called 911

The guy, Veondre Avery, 22, the child’s father, faces charges of manslaughter and failure to safely store a firearm in the shooting of Shamaya Lynn, 21, on Aug. 11, the state attorney’s office said in a statement, per MSN.

Officials say the toddler discovered the rifle in the couple’s Altamonte Springs home, which went off as Lynn was on a Zoom call with colleagues. Furthermore, another person on the line dialed 911, claiming to have heard a disturbance before Lynn collapsed. Hence, when officers arrived, they discovered Avery doing CPR on Lynn, according to prosecutors.

Avery was taken into custody Tuesday night after being detained on Tuesday. There was no evidence of a case in online court records, and it was unclear whether he had hired a counsel. According to authorities, none of the two children who were present at the time were harmed.

Gun Owners Must Be Accountable And Responsible

Altamonte Springs Police Officer Rob Ruiz told reporters on Tuesday, “I know it’s tragic, I know it may not have been something that that person wanted to do, but now you have consequences.”

According to the state attorney’s office, the gun was found in a “Paw Patrol” backpack after a police investigation in the couple’s bedroom. The prosecutor’s office stated that forensic evidence conclusively demonstrated that the kid possessed and independently fired the weapon. Lynn was hit in the head with a bullet.

The 911 call’s partially censored audio shows a man, possibly Avery, asking with emergency medical staff to hurry. He told the dispatcher that he had just returned home and discovered his fiancée bleeding on the floor and that he had no idea what had happened. Before aid arrives, he counts as he performs CPR on the audio.

Gun owners, according to Ruiz, have a responsibility to keep their firearms secure. Gun owners have been warned to keep their guns locked up by police.

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