ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. — A young Florida mother was fatally shot by her toddler while on a Zoom video call for work. During the frightening on-screen moment, one of her colleagues called 911, authorities said.
Shamaya Lynn, 21, was killed Wednesday at her apartment in Altamonte Springs in central Florida, WFTV reported. According to police, one of her two toddlers picked up an unsecured, loaded firearm and it discharged, hitting her in the head.
A woman who witnessed the tragic encounter on video made an emergency call to police after she heard a loud noise and saw Lynn fall backward and then saw blood, according to ABC News.
“I don’t know where to begin, but I’m on a live with a company, we just got hired. And one of the girls just passed out. She’s bleeding,” the coworker said in a 911 call released by police.
Moreover, the woman said she could hear a baby crying but everything was otherwise out of view after the victim dropped.
“We heard a loud ‘kaboom’ and then she leaned back, and then we just got blood from her face,” the woman said.
A man reported to be Lynn’s boyfriend came home and also called 911 after finding her unconscious and bleeding.
“Hurry!” he told the 911 dispatcher. “There’s blood everywhere.”
Lynn did not survive the gunshot wound, despite emergency medical aid from first responders, according to police.
The unidentified man, who was understandably inconsolable, told police he was the father of the two children, police said.
The Altamonte Springs Police Department confirmed the manner of death.
“This young mother lost her life after one of her toddlers found an unsecured handgun in the apartment,” Sgt. Rob Ruiz told reporters. “We do have a responsibility as adults to keep people safe, especially when you own a firearm.”
Police detectives and the Seminole County State Attorney’s Office are working together to determine whether charges should be filed against the children’s father, who owned the gun, Ruiz told ABC News.
Thus far he’s been questioned, according to WFTV, but has not been arrested.
