• Susan Louise Lorincz, 58, was charged with with taking pictures and killing her Black neighbor.
• Lorincz, who’s white, admitted to detectives that she referred to as the neighbor’s kids “the N-word.”
• Ajike Owens, 35, had 4 younger kids her mom stated she would now increase.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A white Florida lady charged with taking pictures and killing her Black neighbor informed detectives that she referred to as the sufferer’s kids by racist slurs within the months main as much as the slaying, in response to an arrest report launched Thursday.

Susan Louise Lorincz, 58, admitted to detectives that she referred to as the youngsters “the N-word.”

One little one informed deputies that the night time of the taking pictures, Lorincz “got here out of her home and gave the youngsters the center finger” and in addition stated this: “Get away from my home, you Black slave,” in response to the report.

The report from the Marion County Sheriff’s Workplace got here out shortly earlier than Lorincz made her preliminary look in courtroom Thursday by video. She has been charged with the first-degree felony of manslaughter with a firearm, in addition to culpable negligence, battery and two counts of assault Sheriff Billy Woods stated in an announcement.

Lorincz appeared carrying a darkish protecting vest, answered the choose’s questions on her funds and her lawyer, an assistant public defender appointed by the choose, entered a written plea of not responsible. A bond listening to can be scheduled within the coming days.

Ajike Owens, a 35-year-old Black mom of 4, was killed this week in Ocala, about 83 miles north of Orlando. Owens’ mom, Pamela Dias, has stated she’s going to now increase her 4 younger grandchildren.

Supporters of Owens’ household gathered Thursday night for a vigil outdoors the Ocala church the place the slain lady’s funeral is scheduled for Monday.

In an announcement to investigators after the taking pictures, Lorincz was quoted saying she had issues for 2 years with kids within the neighborhood not “respecting” her — together with the sufferer’s kids, who vary in age from 3 to 12 years previous.

“Lorincz suggested that the youngsters of (Owens) have informed her up to now they’d kill her,” the report stated.

What occurred on the day of the taking pictures

The day of the taking pictures, Lorincz informed investigators she had a headache and that “neighbors had been outdoors screaming and yelling, children had been working round” in a grassy space separating two residence quadruplex buildings, together with hers.

That night time, whereas a number of kids had been taking part in basketball, Lorincz got here outdoors to throw a pair of curler skates at them, hitting one on the ft, in response to the report. When Owens then knocked on her door, Lorinz claims that Owens threatened to kill her.

Based on the sheriff’s timeline, Lorincz referred to as the division at 8:54 p.m. on the night time of the taking pictures to say children had been threatening her and trespassing. She had beforehand positioned “No trespassing” indicators within the grassy areas, regardless of these being shared areas and never a part of her rental. Lorincz stated in courtroom she does not personal the property.

Many particulars in regards to the case stay unclear, such because the proprietor of a crimson T-shirt that claims, “She Slays This Means Battle” — which was discovered on the scene, in response to the report.

Whereas deputies had been on their manner, extra calls got here in to 911 about pictures heard in the identical space. At 9:04 p.m., one among Owens’ kids referred to as 911 to say his mom had been shot, in response to the timeline. Lorincz additionally referred to as once more, saying she had shot a lady by means of her entrance door. Deputies arrived about three minutes later to seek out Owens mendacity on the bottom. She was pronounced lifeless at a hospital a half hour later.

Lorincz claimed “that Owens banged on the door so onerous the whole lot began shaking and he or she thought the door was going to return off,” and that she panicked and stated to herself “‘Oh my god, she’s actually going to kill me this time.’” That is when Lorincz fired a single spherical from her .380-caliber handgun, the report says, noting that Lorincz additionally had a second handgun within the dwelling.

“Lorincz suggested that she bought the firearm for defense after an altercation with the sufferer,” it says.

‘This isn’t a tough case’

Throughout a information convention Wednesday afternoon, the sufferer’s household, pals and neighborhood leaders joined civil rights lawyer Ben Crump — who grew to become well-known representing Trayvon Martin’s household — in thanking the sheriff for making the arrest and calling for justice for Owens.

“This isn’t a tough case,” Crump stated. He referred to as on the state lawyer’s workplace to “zealously prosecute” the shooter.

Crump, together with Owens’s mom and a number of neighbors famous through the information convention that the “feud” the sheriff spoke of was between Lorincz and neighborhood kids. Neighbors stated Lorincz regularly referred to as the youngsters vile names after they performed within the grassy space outdoors her dwelling.

Authorities had delayed her arrest for a number of days whereas wanting right into a doable ” stand your floor ” declare. Detectives have since stated that Lorincz’s actions will not be justifiable beneath Florida legislation.

The sheriff has stated that since January 2021, deputies responded to at the very least a half-dozen complaints between Owens and Lorincz in Ocala.

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Related Press author Freida Frisaro contributed from Fort Lauderdale.