Susan Lorincz Sentenced | Neighbor Shoots a Mother of 4 From Her Home • SENTENCES

In August, a jury found Lorincz guilty of manslaughter for shooting through the front door of her apartment on June 2, 2023, and killing Owens, a 35-year-old mother of four, who had been knocking on Lorincz’s door.

The trial tested the state’s Stand Your Ground law, which allows people to use deadly force in self-defense in certain situations. Lorincz told detectives she was in fear for her life during the incident.Susan Lorincz, the White woman who fatally shot Black neighbor Ajike “AJ” Owens through the door of her central Florida apartment during a dispute over children playing near her home, was sentenced Monday to 25 years in prison.

Owens’ family and prosecutors asked Lorincz receive the maximum penalty of 30 years.

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