Lynn, 21, was on a video conference call with coworkers when she was shot in the head, the Altamonte Springs Police Department said. On October 7, Assistant State Attorney Dan Faggard charged Veondre Avery with manslaughter and failure to securely store a firearm in connection to the death of Shamaya Lynn at the couple's home on August 11, according to a statement from the state attorney's office. In North Carolina in February, a 25-year-old mother was accidentally shot dead after one of her children found a gun in her purse.A Florida man has been arrested and charged after a woman was fatally shot by her toddler while she was on a Zoom conference call, officials say. In Chicago earlier this month, a four-year-old girl was accidentally shot in the chest by another toddler at her home, leading to the girl’s death. There have been at least 369 unintentional shootings by children younger than 18 in 2020 and 142 people died in such incidents, according to gun control advocacy group Everytown for Gun Safety. The incident comes as the US has been witnessing increasing firearm-related crimes. “Incidents like this could be avoided,” he added. “If you own a firearm, please keep it locked and secured,” police officer Roberto Ruiz Jr was quoted as saying by Wesh. None of the children were harmed in the incident. NBC-affiliated Wesh reported that she was the toddler’s mother.Īccording to initial information, the gun belonged to the father of the woman’s two young children. The woman’s relationship with the child was not revealed by the police. “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,” police said.

Mom shot on zoom call