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Police: Toddler fatally shot Fla. woman during work video call

A police car is seen outside an apartment complex in Altamonte Springs, Fla., where a woman was shot and killed by a child during a video call on Aug. 11, 2021 A police car is seen outside an apartment complex in Altamonte Springs, Fla., where a woman was shot and killed by a child during a video call on Aug. 11, 2021
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ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. -

A toddler found an unsecured, loaded handgun inside an apartment and fatally shot a woman while she was on a work-related video call, police in central Florida said.

According to news outlets, the woman was the mother of the toddler who shot her in the head Wednesday.

Someone on the video call dialed 911 after seeing the toddler in the background and hearing a noise, Altamonte Springs police said in a news release Thursday. The woman, identified as 21-year-old Shamaya Lynn, fell backward and never returned to the video call, the person reported.

鈥淥fficers and paramedics did their best in rendering aid to Mrs. Lynn, but she was found with a fatal gunshot wound to the head,鈥 police stated.

An adult in the apartment left the firearm unsecured, police said. Investigators were working with the Seminole County State Attorney's Office to determine whether charges will be filed.

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