Investigators compared the markings on the child’s face, which matched the Glock 43. It took months to charge Avery because investigators wanted to make sure they ruled out that anyone else could have fired the weapon. He immediately called 911.Īvery told police he normally kept the gun that killed Lynn in his Paw Patrol backpack next to their bed, and that he does not lock his firearm and keeps it ready to fire with one round in the chamber. He tried to speak with her but she was unresponsive, and he noticed an excessive amount of blood on her face. Avery examined his son’s forehead and noticed he bumped it.Īvery said he went into the bedroom to ask Lynn how he got the injury, and noticed her slumped over on her computer chair. “He seems like a pretty solid guy, never been in trouble before.”Īccording to court documents, Avery told officers when he arrived at the home, his son approached him at the door and told him his head hurt. “His child’s mother is deceased now, and I’m sure he’s very remorseful,” Made said. READ: Police release 911 calls from moments after woman shot, killed by toddler while on Zoom call His lawyer asked for a $15,000 bond, but the judge set Avery’s bond at $50,000.Īfter the hearing, Avery’s attorney, Victor Made, called this a tragic accident. Records did not list an attorney who could speak on his behalf.Avery didn’t say anything as he faced the judge Wednesday afternoon. The Seminole County State Attorney's Office said Avery is being held without bond. Florida mother fatally shot by toddler while on Zoom call Shamaya Lynn, 21, of Altamonte Springs was shot and killed when her toddler accidentally discharged an unsecured loaded gun inside an. She was pronounced dead at the scene.Īuthorities said another child also was in the home during the shooting. He told the dispatcher that Lynn wasn’t breathing, and he could not feel her heartbeat. (and) my girlfriend who was working on the computer, she’s just laid back and there’s blood everywhere,” Avery said on the 911 call.
“I literally just got home and I come in the room. The co-worker didn't know how old Lynn was or where she lived, but meanwhile Avery also called 911, begging responders to hurry as he tried to help Lynn. 11 and fired a single shot that hit his mother, Shamaya Lynn, in the head.Ī woman who also was on the Zoom call dialed 911, reporting that she heard a noise and saw Lynn fall. Investigators said the 2-year-old found the gun in the backpack on Aug. Veondre Avery, 22, was arrested Tuesday and charged with negligent manslaughter and unsafe storage of a firearm, Altamonte Springs police said. Police in central Florida have arrested the father of a toddler who found a loaded handgun in his “Paw Patrol" backpack and fatally shot his mother while she was on a Zoom call for work.
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