Black mom-of-four, 35, was killed in front of her son, 9, by neighbor who complained about her children playing outside...

Daily Mail ^ | 6/6/23 | Christian Oliver

[Eleutheria5]

Calls are growing for the arrest of a woman accused of shooting her mother-of-four neighbor after she complained about the victim's children playing outside.

The children of Ajike 'AJ' Owens were playing in a field near an apartment complex in Ocala, Florida, on Friday when her neighbor 'began yelling at them to get off her land and calling them racial slurs', renowned civil rights attorney Ben Crump said.

The children then accidentally left an iPad behind after leaving the field, Crump explained, before going back to fetch it.

But the neighbor, a 58-year-old white woman, who was not named, had taken the iPad and threw it at one of Ms Owens' children, hitting the boy and cracking the screen, the attorney said.

The mother-of-four then marched across the street to speak with the neighbor after hearing of the incident.

The neighbor then fired through the door, shooting Ms Owens. She later died at hospital from her injuries.

Police have so far made no arrests following Ms Owen's death. Although Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods has confirmed police know the identity of the shooter, he said authorities are working to determine what role the state's 'stand your ground' law might play in the incident.

Under Florida's 'stand your ground' law, people are essentially permitted to use deadly force if they feel their lives are in danger.

But the neighbor, a 58-year-old white woman, who was not named, had taken the iPad and threw it at one of Ms Owens' children, hitting the boy and cracking the screen, the attorney said.

The mother-of-four then marched across the street to speak with the neighbor after hearing of the incident.

The neighbor then fired through the door, shooting Ms Owens. She later died at hospital from her injuries.

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[Eleutheria5]

Racist Daily Mail can't get their minds off of race and just examine the facts. But it sounds like Miss Daisy was overreacting and should be charged, unless there were prior death threats or assaultive behavior by the deceased.

[alternatives?]

Talk about a one-sided article.

[lee martell]

The colors don’t matter, though, yes, that angle will be played up to the hilt. As soon as I heard Atty. Benjamin Crump had latched onto to this, I knew the set up.
Crump has to some degree replaced Gloria Alred as a celebrity
shark attorney.
The neighbor was, of course insanely wrong. No neat and grassy lawn is worth a child’s life.

[Eleutheria5]

Damn straight. What an odd concept in Florida. You get to defend your life. Weirdos./s

[Eleutheria5]

Child wasn’t killed, his mom was. Seems to me the shooter was a dumb-a@@, but we don’t know all the facts yet.