![]() ![]() Owens’ mother, Pamela Dias, said Wednesday that her two young grandsons, ages 12 and 9, are dealing with feelings of guilt - because they were with their mom outside Lorincz’s house that evening, and saw her get shot. The sheriff’s office hasn’t confirmed there were slurs uttered or said whether race was a factor in the shooting. He said Lorincz had thrown a pair of skates that hit one of the children. Sheriff Woods said the investigation, which included eyewitness statements, established that Lorincz’s actions were not justifiable under Florida law.Įarlier the sheriff had said that because of the stand your ground law he couldn’t make an arrest unless he could prove the shooter did not act in self-defense.Īccording to the sheriff’s account, Owens was shot moments after going to Lorincz’s apartment because she had yelled at Owens’ children as they played outside. She also told them that Owens had come after her in the past, and had previously attacked her. Lorincz told investigators that she acted in self-defense, and that Owens, 35, had been trying to break down her door before she fired the gun, the sheriff said. The area is known for its thoroughbred horse farms, which surround the working-class neighborhood. The neighborhood of single-story duplexes and quadruplexes is in the rolling hills outside of Ocala. Sheriff’s deputies responded to a trespassing call and found Owens with gunshot wounds.īefore the confrontation, Lorincz had been yelling racial slurs at the children, according to a statement from Crump. That was the case on Friday night, they said. Neighbors said Lorincz frequently called the children vile names and antagonized them. He called on the state attorney’s office to “zealously prosecute” the shooter.Ĭrump, along with Owens’s mother and multiple neighbors noted during the news conference that the “feud” the sheriff spoke of was between Lorincz and neighborhood children, who often played in a lot outside her home. “This is not a difficult case,” Crump said. John Missionary Baptist Church on Wednesday afternoon, the victim’s family, friends and community leaders joined civil rights attorney Ben Crump in thanking the sheriff for making the arrest, while calling for justice for Owens. E-Pilot Evening Edition Home Page Close Menuĭuring a news conference at New St. ![]()
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