The state attorney for Marion County announced he formally filed a manslaughter charge against a woman accused of killing Ajike Owens, weeks after the shooting sparked protests amid raised racial tensions in Ocala.
Susan Lorincz, Owens’ white 58-year-old neighbor, faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted of manslaughter and another charge of assault for shooting Owens, who is Black.
The June 2 shooting happened after Owens, a 35-year-old mother of four, went to Lorincz’s home to confront her about Lorincz shouting and throwing a roller skate at Owens’ children. Lorincz opened fire at Owens from behind the front door.
