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T he white Ocala, Florida, woman who shot and killed her neighbor, a Black mother of four who she had an ongoing dispute with, has been convicted of manslaughter and is awaiting sentencing now that her “I was in fear for my life” card has been revoked.
According to NewsOne , Susan Lorincz was convicted Friday of shooting and killing Ajike “AJ” Owens last year after declining to take the stand in her own defense the day prior.
Prosecutors finished presenting their case against Lorincz on Wednesday. For the most part, Prosecutors didn’t appear to need the 58-year-old’s testimony —they just needed to play back her own words in court.
From NewsOne:
During testimony from Marion County Sheriff’s Office Detective Ryan Stith, prosecutors showed one of Susan Lorincz’s interviews with detectives to the jury, according to WCJB . In the video of the interview, Lorincz claimed that when Owens began to pound on the door, she feared for her life.
“[Owens] bangs so hard it looks like my door is going to come off and I panicked, and I was like oh my god she’s really going to kill me this time. So, I don’t remember actually picking up the gun. I just remember shooting,” Lorincz told the detective during her interrogation.
Prosecutors pushed back with testimony from Michael Stringer, a patrol deputy with the Marion County Sheriff’s Office. When he was asked if he observed any weapons on Owens or near Owens, he said, “no,” according to ABC News .