What to know about Susan Lorincz, the Florida woman who fatally shot her neighbor in 2023
The new Netflix documentary "The Perfect Neighbor" has recast the spotlight on the case of Susan Lorincz — the white Florida woman who fatally shot her Black neighbor through a locked front door.
The new Netflix documentary "The Perfect Neighbor" has recast the spotlight on the case of Susan Lorincz — the white Florida woman who fatally shot her Black neighbor through a locked front door.
The June 2, 2023, shooting killed Ajike "AJ" Owens, a 35-year-old mother of four.
The deadly dispute rocked Marion County and reignited controversy over “stand your ground” laws — which allow a wider latitude for use of deadly force if there’s a “reasonable” fear of imminent death or danger.
The hour-and-a-half-long documentary unraveled Lorincz’s building agitation with neighborhood kids playing in a field near her home through 911 calls, deputy body camera video and detective interviews. In the documentary, Lorincz, then 58, is heard describing herself as the “perfect neighbor.”
Here's how the shooting unfolded and where Lorincz is today:
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