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On Tuesday, police said 2-year-old child’s father, 22-year-old Veondre Avery, was arrested for the incident and is facing negligent manslaughter and unsafe storage of a firearm charges after Shamaya Lynn, 21, was killed, the Altamonte Springs Police Department said in anews release.
“Avery was transported to the Seminole County Jail without further incident. We want to thank the Seminole County State Attorney’s Office and the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office for their assistance with this case,” police said.
An attorney for Avery was not found at time of publication.
Altamonte Springs Police Officer Rob Ruiz told reporters Tuesday that the incident could have “absolutely” been avoided.
“You have the responsibility as a gun owner to take care of those firearms,” he said,WESH2reports. “I know it’s tragic, I know it may not have been something that that person wanted to do, but now you have consequences.”
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The incident occurred when Lynn was on a work-related Zoom call. Law enforcement officials were alerted after a person who was in the same virtual meeting saw a toddler in the background and heard a noise. Police said in areleasethat the caller then saw Lynn fall back and was later unresponsive.
In an audio recording of a 911 call, Avery can be heard begging medical personnel to hurry after he says he arrived home to find his girlfriend bleeding on the ground, noting that he didn’t know what happened,NBC Newsreports.
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Officers and paramedics tried to render aid to Lynn when they arrived on the scene, but ultimately she could not be saved after suffering a fatal gunshot wound to the head, according to authorities.
Police told WESH2 that both of Lynn’s children — including the one who fired the handgun — were not hurt in the incident and are now in the care of relatives.
source: people.com
