A white woman who fatally shot her Black neighbor through a locked door amid a neighborhood feud in Florida has been convicted by a jury of manslaughter.
The jury took less than three hours Friday to find 60-year-old Susan Lorincz guilty in the death of Ajike “AJ” Shantrell Owens, a 35-year-old single mother who was shot once in the right side of her chest with a .380-caliber handgun while standing outside Lorincz’s front door in June 2023. Owens’ death drew national attention and put a new spotlight on race, gun violence and Florida’s controversial “stand your ground” law.
The defense team offered no comment after the verdict, citing respect for the victim’s family. In a news conference outside the courthouse, Anthony Thomas, an attorney representing Owens’ family, called on Circuit Judge Robert Hodges to impose the maximum sentence of 30 years in prison.
Same in Canada, murder is automatic life, involuntary manslaughter can be 6 months jail