Florida mother fatally shot by her toddler while on Zoom video call for work, prompting one of her colleagues to call 911, authorities say.
Shamaya Lynn, 21, was killed Wednesday at her apartment in Altamonte Springs in central Florida after one of her two toddlers picked up an unsecured, loaded handgun and shot her in the head, according to police.
"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.Police respond to the scene of the fatal shooting of Shamaya Lynn during a Zoom call in Altamonte Springs, Fla., Aug. 14, 2021."We heard a loud 'kaboom' and then she leaned back, and then we just got blood from her face," the woman said.
The man, who told police he was the father of the two children, was handcuffed at the scene due to his"state and guns being present in the apartment," the police report stated.