“To anyone and everyone tuning in to this story, if you own a firearm, please keep it locked and secured,” Officer Roberto Ruiz Jr. The subsequent investigation is ongoing as the gun allegedly belonged to the father of Lynn’s two children, who were not harmed during the incident. In a statement released Thursday, Altamonte Springs police confirmed: “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 have urged gun owners to keep their weapons locked.Īltamonte Springs is a city of around 43,800 north of Orlando.“Officers and paramedics tried to render aid to Lynn when they arrived at her home in Alamonte Springs, just outside Orlando, but she ultimately died from a gunshot wound to the head,” NY Daily News reports. Ruiz said gun owners have a responsibility to secure their firearms. In the audio, he counts as he does CPR before help arrives. He told the dispatcher he had just got home and found his girlfriend on the floor bleeding and had no idea what happened. Partly redacted audio of the 911 call recorded a man, apparently Avery, pleading with emergency medical personnel to hurry. The state attorney's office said a police investigation determined that the gun was in a "Paw Patrol" backpack in the couple's bedroom.Ī single shot was fired, and "forensic evidence clearly established that the child possessed and independently fired the weapon," the prosecutor's office said. "I know it's tragic, I know it may not have been something that that person wanted to do, but now you have consequences," Altamonte Springs Police Officer Rob Ruiz told reporters Tuesday. Neither of the two children who were at the home at the time were injured, police said. Online court records did not appear to show a case, and it was not clear whether he had an attorney. Avery was arrested Tuesday and was in custody Tuesday night.
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