Susan Lorincz has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for fatally shooting her neighbor Ajike “AJ” Owens, in Ocala, Florida, on June 2, 2023.
The sentencing came after Lorincz was found guilty in August of first-degree felony manslaughter with a firearm.
Judge Robert Hodges said, “I find that the shooting was completely unnecessary. In this case, Ms. Lorincz was behind the door. The door was locked. She had already called law enforcement. They were en route. She knew they were en route. She was in a relatively safe position. For some reason, she went into her room and found a gun.”
The judged added, “There was no indication that she did not understand what she was doing of that shooting a person was against the law.”
Owens had approached Lorincz’s door following a dispute about her children playing near Lorincz’s home and Lorincz shot Owens, a Black mother of four, in the presence of her young son.
Pamela Dias, the mother of the victim, told reporters that the family is “pleased” with the 25-year sentence, despite initially calling for the 30 year maximum penalty.
