Posted on 06/26/2023 5:49:43 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A Florida woman who fatally shot a mother of four after a long running dispute involving her children will not face murder charges, officials said Monday.
Susan Lorincz, 58, was instead hit with manslaughter and assault raps for killing Ajike Owens earlier this month in Ocala after feuding with her and her family for two years.
Owens’ attorneys — along with lawyer Ben Crump — had demanded the charges be upgraded to murder, highlighting how witnesses heard Lorincz hurling racial slurs at Owens’ children before the shooting. But State Attorney William Gladson opted against the stiffer charge, arguing in a statement the killing did not qualify for the “depraved mind” element of a second-degree murder rap.
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That's up to the defense to prove in court. This woman shot the mother through a closed door. It doesn't sound like the mother was breaking in.
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