'I shot through the door': 911 calls reveal panic, chaos before and after Ocala mother shot, killed
OCALA, Fla. - The 911 calls from before and after Ajike "AJ" Owens was reportedly shot and killed by her neighbor Susan Lorincz have been released.
Two of those calls that were made the night Owens was shot and killed, were from Lorincz who appears to be panicking before and after the shooting.
The initial call was made after Lorincz reported that she was fearing for her life when Owen's children were reportedly outside her home.
A few minutes later, Lorincz calls dispatch again this time reporting that she shot Owens through the door.
911 call: "I grabbed my gun and shot at the door"
Minutes before the shooting, Lorincz called 911.
Dispatch: I need you to lock all your doors and windows, OK
Caller: I have
Caller: Her sons said they were going to come and kill me.
Dispatch: And did you know her?
Caller: Yes, she's come after me several times because of her children. Her children keep trespassing over here. they're bothering me and bothering and won't (expletive" stop"
A couple of minutes later, Lorincz called 911 again indicating that she just shot Owens.
Caller"Oh my god, this lady just tried to break down my door. I shot through the door. (inaudible) (heavy breathing, emotions)Yes. The woman was screaming and yelling, and she was trying to break down my door"
Dispatch: It was a female
Caller: Yes
Caller: "I didn't know what to do. I grabbed my gun and shot at the door cause I thought she was going to kill me...oh my god.
Caller: I shot at the door because she wouldn't stop. I told her 'get away,' and she wouldn't and (inaudible)
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Moments later:
Dispatch: Where is the gun now?
Caller: It's in my bedroom. (pause) this is the woman who attacked me
Dispatch: OK, so you still see the subject?
Caller: I don't know where she is. I'm still in my house. I didn't open my door to her.
Dispatch: It's only you in the home
Caller: Yes, it's just me
Following the shooting, the dispatcher asked Lorincz to lock her doors who then said she heard a lot of screaming outside her home.
A newly released arrest affidavit details the ongoing feud between Lorincz and Owens over Lorincz's treatment of the children who play outside.
Several neighbors told deputies that Lorincz is constantly yelling at the children who play in the area and have filed multiple false reports on the kids.
One neighbor said Lorincz is known to harass the children by video recording them as they play in the open field behind the apartment buildings.
The shooting happened on June 2, but Lorincz was not arrested until June 3 — a decision that has stirred nationwide controversy as deputies investigated whether the stand-your-ground law was appropriate for this incident.
Lorincz remains in jail on no bond.