Photo: Veronica Alvarez-Rodriguez
However, Alvarez-Rodriguez’s excitement soon turned to shock when she arrived at the shower and presented the gift to the father-to-be.
As he opened the box, the father-to-be discovered a rifle inside along with live ammunition.
“You guys got me a gun!” he reportedly told Alvarez-Rodriguez and her husband in front of their guests, according to the outlet.
The gun inside the box.
Officers with the Crestview Police Department (CPD) were eventually called to the scene to investigate the situation, as well as confirm that the people who discovered the rifle were not felons.
In apress release from the CPD, a spokesperson said authorities determined that the item “could have been dropped off at any of the Goodwill Drop Boxes between Tallahassee and Pensacola, Florida, before being distributed at the Valparaiso location.”
The CPD spokesperson added that officers ran the number of the rifle through a national database to confirm that it had not been stolen and that they did not find any information that indicated the gun was associated with criminal activity.
A representative for Goodwill did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
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“This case remains under investigation and this incident highlights the importance of responsible gun ownership,” the spokesperson wrote.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the Crestview Police Department at (850) 682-3544.
source: people.com
