A white woman who fatally shot her Black neighbor through a locked door amid a neighborhood feud in Florida has been convicted by a jury of manslaughter.

The jury took less than three hours Friday to find 60-year-old Susan Lorincz guilty in the death of Ajike “AJ” Shantrell Owens, a 35-year-old single mother who was shot once in the right side of her chest with a .380-caliber handgun while standing outside Lorincz’s front door in June 2023. Owens’ death drew national attention and put a new spotlight on race, gun violence and Florida’s controversial “stand your ground” law.

The defense team offered no comment after the verdict, citing respect for the victim’s family. In a news conference outside the courthouse, Anthony Thomas, an attorney representing Owens’ family, called on Circuit Judge Robert Hodges to impose the maximum sentence of 30 years in prison.

  • @9point6
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    6 months ago

    I’m sorry, but maybe this is something I’m too European to understand, but:

    How the fuck is shooting someone not murder?

    It’s not like it’s fucking negligence to pick up a gun and pull a trigger on someone.

    Fucking clown show you’re running over there

      • @[email protected]
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        146 months ago

        I read “manslaughter” in the NZ sense and was like WTF, how is this not murder.

        Here manslaughter is a much lesser charge.

        • @Magister
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          46 months ago

          Same in Canada, murder is automatic life, involuntary manslaughter can be 6 months jail

    • @[email protected]
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      46 months ago

      Each state has different names for certain crimes. “Murder” is not a standardized legal term.