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The State Attorney of Florida, William Gladson, has announced that the state will not pursue murder charges against a white woman accused of fatally shooting her Nigerian-born Black neighbour through a door.<\/p>\n

Rather, Susan Lorincz has been charged with manslaughter with a firearm and assault in the June 2 shooting death of Ajike Owens.<\/p>\n

State Attorney Gladson on Monday said his office determined there was insufficient evidence to file a murder charge against Lorincz. Charging Lorincz with murder would require prosecutors to provide evidence of hatred, spite, ill will, or evil intent toward the victim at the time of the killing.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs deplorable as the defendant\u2019s actions were in this case, there is insufficient evidence to prove this specific and required element of second degree murder,\u201d Gladson said.<\/p><\/div>\n

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\u201cAs is always true in criminal cases, failure to prove beyond a reasonable doubt even one element of a crime will result in a not guilty verdict. Given the facts in this case, aiming a firearm at the door and pulling the trigger is legally insufficient to prove the depraved mind.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Marion County Sheriff\u2019s Office had also charged Lorincz with culpable negligence and battery, but Gladson\u2019s office is not pursuing those charges based on testimony from witnesses in the case.<\/p>\n

Gladson said he would not be pushed to file charges based on community pressure or public sentiment.<\/p>\n

\u201cSimply stated, my obligation is to follow the law. Understandably, emotions run high, particularly with senseless, violent crimes. However, I cannot allow any decision to be influenced by public sentiment, angry phone calls, or further threats of violence, as I have received in this case,\u201d he said.<\/p><\/div>\n

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\u00a0\u201cTo allow that to happen would also be improper and a violation of my oath as a prosecutor and as a lawyer.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lorincz faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted.<\/p>\n

After Lorincz\u2019s June 9 bond hearing, Anthony Thomas, an Owens\u2019 family attorney, formally requested that the heaviest charge be upgraded from manslaughter to second-degree murder. He said he was deeply disappointed Gladson was nor pursuing murder charges.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll the evidence unequivocally supports the elevation of this charge to second-degree murder,\u201d Thomas said. \u201cWe firmly believe that justice demands nothing less. The failure of the prosecutor to charge Susan with what truly reflected her wanton, reckless behaviour undermines our ability to even get real accountability. Nevertheless, our resolve remains unwavering, and we will continue to fight.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pamela Dias, Owens\u2019 mother, said she didn\u2019t know how to explain the charges to her grandchildren. \u201cOnly a living breathing AJ would be true justice, and today\u2019s charge could not be further from that,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Many in the community quickly called for the suspect\u2019s arrest after the shooting. Officers waited several days before arresting Lorincz as they worked to determine what role the state\u2019s \u201cstand your ground\u201d laws might play in the shooting. Under Florida\u2019s \u201cstand your ground\u201d law, enacted in 2005, people can use deadly force if they feel their lives are in danger.<\/p>\n

Sheriff Billy Woods said the shooting was the culmination of a 2-and-a-half-year feud between the neighbours. Lorincz had been angry over Owens\u2019 children playing in a field close to her apartment.<\/p>\n

The alleged shooter told detectives that she called the victim\u2019s children racist slurs in the months leading up to the slaying, admitting that she used \u201cthe n-word.\u201d<\/p>\n

Civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who is one of the lawyers representing Owens\u2019 family, had called on the state attorney\u2019s office to \u201czealously prosecute\u201d the shooter. \u201cThis is not a difficult case,\u201d Crump previously said.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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