OCALA, Fla. — The family of Ajike 'AJ' Owens, the Black mother of four who was fatally shot through a closed door by her white neighbor on June 2 in Ocala, Florida, is calling on the Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody and the U.S. Department of Justice to review the case and consider whether the shooting was a hate crime.
July 30, 2023 at 1:52 pm EDT
The family has been calling for the charges against Lorincz to be upgraded from manslaughter to murder, though authorities have said there is not enough evidence to do so. ABC News also reached out to the Florida AG's office and the DOJ but requests for comment weren't immediately returned. "I see the hurt and the despair in the children's eyes and what they're going through – the restlessness and not being able to sleep. It's heartbreaking because this did not have to happen," she added.
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