White woman finally charged in fatal shooting of Black mom following confrontation with children

A Florida woman was arrested a week after fatally shooting her Black neighbor as part of a lengthy feud.

Susan Louise Lorincz was arrested on charges of manslaughter with a firearm, culpable negligence, battery and two counts of assault nearly a week after shooting Ajike Owens, a mother of four children, through her front door, and authorities had faced criticism for the delay, reported the Associated Press.

“If we are going to make a case we need as much time and as much evidence as possible,” said state attorney William Gladson, the chief prosecutor. “I don’t want to compromise any criminal investigation and I’m not going to do that.”

The 58-year-old Lorincz, who is white, claimed she acted in self-defense and said that Owens was trying to break down her door prior to the shooting, but investigators determined from the evidence and by interviewing eyewitnesses that her actions were not justifiable under Florida's "stand your ground" law.

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"[It was] simply a killing," said Marion County sheriff Billy Woods.

Lorincz had yelled at Owens' children prior to the shooting while they played in a nearby lot and then threw a pair of skates that hit one of the children, according to the sheriff, who has not yet confirmed claims by civil rights attorney that she had used racial slurs during the incident.

“She was angry all the time that the children were playing out there,” said neighbor Lauren Smith, who is white. “She would say nasty things to them -- just nasty.”

Deputies arrived after responding to a trespassing call at Lorincz’s apartment and found the 40-year-old Owens suffering from a gunshot wound, and she died later at a hospital.

“They shot my mama, they shot my mama," one of Owens' young sons said, according to Smith.

The sheriff said deputies had responded to at least a half-dozen calls related to a feud between Lorincz and Owens.

“There was a lot of aggressiveness from both of them, back and forth,” the sheriff said Lorincz had told investigators. “Whether it be banging on the doors, banging on the walls and threats being made, and then at that moment is when Ms. Owens was shot through the door.”