ORLANDO, Fla. — A 21-year-old Altamonte Springs woman was fatally shot on Wednesday by a toddler who found a loaded gun while she was on a Zoom conference call, according to the police department.
A co-worker of Shamaya Lynn called 911 and later told police that they saw a toddler in the background of the video feed and heard a noise, department spokesperson Master Police Officer Rob Ruiz said Thursday in a news release.
Lynn then fell back and never returned to the call, the co-worker told police.
Officers and paramedics found Lynn with a fatal gunshot wound to the head at a home on Spanish Trace Drive, which is near the State Road 436 interchange with Interstate 4, Ruiz said.
“Investigators determined that the injury was caused by a toddler who found a loaded handgun, which was left unsecured by an adult in the apartment,” he said.
Police did not release information about the toddler, including their relationship to Lynn.
Detectives are working with the Seminole-Brevard State Attorney’s Office to determine possible charges against the owner of the firearm.
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