White Neighbor Who Fatally Shot Black Mom Through Front Door Arrested
The family of a Black mother who was fatally shot through a front door by a white neighbor who had allegedly hurled racial slurs in the past say they are “elated” by the neighbor’s arrest—but disappointed that it only came after days of protests and outrage.
Susan Lorincz, 58, was charged on Tuesday with manslaughter with a firearm in relation to the death of 35-year-old Ajike “AJ” Owens last week, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office.
“I am elated that there was an arrest. It’s disappointing that it took so long to happen,” Owens’ mother, Pamela Dias, told MSNBC on Wednesday. “My daughter was shot behind a locked door…It was a senseless act that didn’t have to happen. I am left to care for [my] precious grandbabies because their mother was taken away from them. It’s devastating, it’s heartbreaking.”