Photo:Ajike Shantrell Owens/Facebook
Ajike Shantrell Owens/Facebook
According to a 911 tape,Susan Lorinczcomplained to a dispatcher that neighborhood kids were trespassing on her Ocala property and one of the children allegedly threatened to beat her up.
Asked if he was still out there, Lorincz responded: “There are several kids out there right now,” she said. “I’m fearing for my life. I’m very scared.”
Lorincz told the dispatcher the kids lived across the street. Asked if there were any weapons involved, she responded, “No.”
After Lorincz allegedly threw a roller skate at Owens' 10-year-old son, Owens knocked on the door of Lorincz’s apartment to confront her about harassing her children. When she did so, Lorincz, 58, shot through the door and killed the 35-year-old Black mother of four.
Owens was discovered in front of Lorincz’s apartment around 9 p.m. on June 2 after police responded to multiple calls. “Upon arrival, they found a victim suffering from a gunshot wound and immediately rendered aid until medics could arrive, but unfortunately, Miss Owens passed,” Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods said at anews conference.
Lorincz is now charged with manslaughter with a firearm, culpable negligence, battery and two counts of assault in the death of Owens. It is unclear if she’s entered a plea or retained an attorney to speak on her behalf.
Susan Lorincz.Marion County Sheriff’s Office
Marion County Sheriff’s Office
Police determined that over the past several years, Lorincz had become angry at Owens’ children, who would play in a field close to her home.
Police said that on the evening of the shooting, Lorincz allegedly got in an argument with the children and threw a roller skate at Owens’ 10-year-old son, striking him in the toe, and later swung an umbrella at another son.
Lorincz claimed that she acted in self-defense, according to authorities, and that Owens tried to break down her door prior to the shooting.
Police later spoke to neighbors who reported that Lorincz was constantly harassing the children for playing near her home.
In an interview with police, Lorincz admitted to “having used the n-word toward children out of anger in the past and also to calling children other derogatory terms,” according to the affidavit.
Police determined that “Lorincz’s actions were not justifiable under Florida law,” the sheriff’s office said.
“Ms. Lorincz’s fate is now in the hands of the judicial system, which I trust will deliver justice in due course,” Sheriff Woods said last week. “As I go to bed tonight, I will be saying a prayer for Ms. Owens’ children and the rest of her family. I’d ask all of you to do the same.”
A funeral was held for Owens on Monday, according toFOX13. Civil Rights activist Reverend Al Sharpton delivered the eulogy.
“We’re here because of violence,” he said. “Your mama chose to stand in danger’s way for you. She chose you over her. That’s what mothers do. That’s why we celebrate your mother.”
AGoFundMecampaign for Owens' children has garnered more than $300,000 in donations.
source: people.com
