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June 7, 2023

Ajike Owens, a Black Mother of 4, Shot Dead by White Neighbor Who Had Just Harassed Her Children
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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 i Pad, she
threw it at them and hit a child. Ms. Owens went to confront Lorincz,
who shot and killed her.


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