A white woman accused of firing through her door and fatally shooting a Black mother in front of her 9-year-old son in central Florida has been formally charged with manslaughter and assault.
FILE - This booking photo provided by the Marion County, Fla., Sheriff's Office shows Susan Louise Lorincz. Lorincz, the white woman accused of firing through her door and fatally shooting a Black mother in front of her 9-year-old son in central Florida, was charged Monday, June 26, 2023, with manslaughter and assault. in front of her 9-year-old son in central Florida was charged Monday with manslaughter and assault.
“As deplorable as the defendant's actions were in this case, there is insufficient evidence to prove this specific and required element of second-degree murder," Gladson said in a statement. “I am aware of the desire of the family, and some community members, that the defendant be charged with second-degree murder. My obligation as State Attorney is to follow the law in each case that I prosecute.
“We firmly believe that justice demands nothing less,” Thomas said in a statement. “The failure of the prosecutor to charge Susan with what truly reflected her wanton, reckless behavior undermines our ability to even get real accountability.”After the shooting, Lorincz told investigators she had problems for two years with being disrespected by children in the neighborhood — including Owens’ children, who are ages 12, 9, 7 and 3.
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