A white Florida woman has been arrested and charged in the shooting death of her Black neighbor, Ajike “AJ” Owens.According to the New York Times, 58-year-old Susan Louise Lorincz, who is white, was charged with manslaughter with a firearm, culpable negligence, batter, and two counts of assault in connection to Owens’ shooting, the Marion County Sheriff’s Offices announced Wednesday (June 7).Charges followed days after civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who is representing the Owens’ family, shared details and has been keeping the public updated on the case.

Crump said Owens was shot and killed on Friday (June2) after one of her children accidentally left their iPad in a field they were playing in near an apartment complex in Ocala.According to Crump, a white neighbor, identified as Lorincz, called the children racial slurs and yelled at the children to “get off her land.” He said the woman took the iPad that was left behind by one of Owens’ children.

When the child went back to retrieve his tablet, the woman allegedly threw the device, which hit him and cracked the screen. Owens went to the neighbor’s house after her child told her what happened.When Owens arrived at the door, Crump said the woman shot her through the door.Owens was taken to the hospital but was later pronounced dead.

Prior to the shooting, police said that Lorincz became angry at the children playing in the field close to her home. She began arguing with them while throwing roller skates and swung an umbrella at the children.Protests begin to form in the area demanding that Lorincz be arrested. Lorincz told police that she acted in self-defense. After an investigation, the sheriff’s department shared that Lorincz’s actions were not justifiable under Florida’s stand-your-ground law.