Update: White Woman Arrested In Florida For Fatal Shooting Of Mother-Of-Four, Ajike ‘AJ’ Owens

Ajike “AJ” Owens, Susan Louise Lorincz

Update: White Woman Arrested In Florida For Fatal Shooting Of Mother-Of-Four, Ajike ‘AJ’ Owens

Update: (Jun. 7, 2023): An arrest has been made in the fatal shooting of Ajike “AJ” Owens.

Tuesday night (Jun. 6) A 58-year-old white woman named Susan Louise Lorincz was arrested in Marion County, Fla. for allegedly fatally shooting her neighbor, Ajike Owens, through her front door on Friday night (Jun. 2).

According to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, Lorincz was charged with manslaughter with a firearm, culpable negligence, battery and two counts of assault.

Initially following Owens’ death, her family and community called for the arrest of Lorincz. However, Sheriff Billy Woods said that prior to an arrest being made, an investigation would have to take place to determine if Lorincz’s actions were justified under Florida’s “stand-your-ground law.”

After looking further into the situation, “detectives were able to establish that Lorincz’s actions were not justifiable under Florida law,” the sheriff’s office said.

Sheriff Woods released a statement on the matter and said,

“I want to thank all of you who have sent me messages … encouraging the arrest, because it shows that you care about a fellow human being,”

Woods continued,

 “Rushing in to make an arrest is not the right thing to do sometimes … because we want to ensure that what we present, that justice is served all the way through the courts, and that the individual gets what they deserve.”

Civil rights attorney Ben Crump is now representing Owens’ family. He addressed the delay in Lorincz’s arrest and said,

“While we are relieved that the woman apparently responsible for the tragic killing of Ajike ‘AJ’ Owens has been arrested, we are no less concerned that accountability has taken this long because archaic laws like Stand Your Ground exist.”

This is a developing story. Please check back for more updates.

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Original story: (Jun. 5, 2023): Sad news.

A Black mother was fatally shot after approaching a neighbor’s front door over the weekend.

According to reports, on Friday night (June 2), a woman named Ajike Shantrell Owens, also known as “AJ,” was fatally shot by a neighbor at a Florida duplex.

Ajike Owens

Neighbors at the scene said multiple children were outside playing near one of the buildings prior to the tragic incident. Reportedly, a woman living in one of the homes came outside and took a tablet belonging to one of Ajike Owens’ children. Neighbors also said that the woman threw an object at one of the children.

Following the incident, residents said Ajike Owens’ son told the woman he was going to tell his mother. After being informed of what happened, the mother-of-four — who lived across the street — went to the woman’s home in an attempt to resolve the conflict. Unfortunately, that’s when things turned deadly and Owens was then shot by the woman.

According to neighbors, the shooter never opened her door and fired the fatal shot from inside her residence.

Lauren Smith — one of the neighbors who rushed to Owens’ aid — said she was sitting outside when she saw one of the 35-year-old’s sons pacing back and forth. She said he repeatedly yelled that his mother had been shot and was lying in the grass near a large tree, according to reports.

Recent reports state that there was an ongoing “neighborhood feud” between the shooter and Owens over Owens’ children. Authorities said law enforcement officers had been called out to the area six to eight times.

According to witnesses, Owens was shot once, in the upper body, close to her right shoulder. The investigation is ongoing and no arrests have been made at this time. Residents in the area also said the woman left not long after firing the fatal shot at Owens.

Ajike Owens

Our thoughts and prayers are with the loved ones of Ajike Owens at this time.

[Sources: 1, 2]