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Ajike Owens, a Black Mother of 4, Shot Dead by White Neighbor Who Had Just Harassed Her Children

HeadlineJun 07, 2023

In Florida, the family of Ajike “AJ” Owens is seeking accountability after the Black mother of four was shot dead through her neighbor’s front door last week. According to lawyer Ben Crump, Susan Louise Lorincz, who was arrested Tuesday, yelled at Ms. Owens’s children for playing in a field next to their apartment complex, and used racist slurs. When the children returned to retrieve a forgotten iPad, she threw it at them and hit a child. Ms. Owens went to confront Lorincz, who shot and killed her.

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