White Woman Who Killed Black Mom Plans Countersuit In Wrongful Death Case

Susan Lorincz plans to countersue the family of Ajike “AJ” Owens, the Black mother of four she fatally shot through a locked front door.

The woman serving 25 years for killing her neighbor now intends to countersue the victim’s family over their wrongful death lawsuit.

Susan Lorincz, the Florida woman imprisoned for fatally shooting her neighbor, Ajike “AJ” Owens, in 2023, has filed court records that include a handwritten four-page letter detailing her intent to countersue Owens’ mother, Pamela Dias, who filed a wrongful death case against her, according to WCJB.

In her filing, Lorincz accuses Owens’ children of lying in their depositions and trespassing on her property before the shooting, claiming one child falsely said she threw a skate at him. He told his mother, prompting Owens to confront Lorincz at her door. Lorincz fired a single shot through the locked door, killing Owens as she stood beside her son.

“Ajike Owens and her children were trespassing,” Lorincz wrote in the handwritten letter filed with the court on Sept. 2. “There were multiple ‘no trespassing signs’ on the property. Ms. Owens did in fact scream, threaten to beat me multiple times while trespassing.”

Lorincz also blames her former landlord for failing to secure her home. She says she plans to sue for slander, libel, and defamation, seeking more than $50,000 in damages. In her letter, she repeats her claim that she shot Owens in self-defense, even though she chose not to testify during her trial.

“Ms. Owens did not knock politely and speak reasonably on June 2, 2023. She pounded and screamed profanities like a lunatic,” Lorincz wrote. “Ms. Owens’ children had lied to her and stated I hit the 10-year-old boy with a roller skate.”

Court records show Lorincz has not formally filed a countersuit against Owens’ estate or family. Her threats come as the case draws renewed attention following the release of Netflix’s The Perfect Neighbor, which became the platform’s top U.S. film the week of Nov. 3.

The documentary revisits the 2023 shooting, highlighting Lorincz’s increasing hostility toward neighborhood children and reigniting debate over Florida’s “stand your ground” laws. Lorincz, 58, is serving her 25-year sentence at Homestead Correctional Institution in Florida.

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