苏珊·洛林茨(Susan Lorincz)周一被判处25年监禁，原因是她穿过一扇锁着的门向邻居阿吉克·欧文斯(Ajike“AJ”Owens)开枪致其死亡。
判决是在Lorincz于8月被判犯有一级持枪杀人重罪后做出的。洛林茨面临长达30年的监禁。
事件发生在2023年6月2日，佛罗里达州的奥卡拉。
“我认为开枪是完全没有必要的，”法官罗伯特·霍奇斯说。“在这种情况下，洛林茨女士就在门后。门被锁上了。她已经打电话给执法部门了。他们在路上。她知道他们在路上。她处于相对安全的位置。出于某种原因，她走进自己的房间，发现了一把枪。”
霍奇斯继续说，“她本可以待在房间里，在她和欧文斯女士之间再放一扇锁着的门，但她出来了，站在门前，在她开枪穿过门的时候，她是安全的。”
“没有迹象表明她不明白自己的所作所为，向人开枪是违法的，”法官还说。
周一晚上，洛林茨被判刑后，欧文斯的家人在法庭外发表了讲话，他们曾呼吁判处30年的最高刑罚。
欧文斯的母亲帕梅拉·迪亚斯(Pamela Dias)告诉记者，这个家庭对25年的判决感到“满意”。
迪亚斯说:“正如我所说的，也正如法官所说的，这起枪击事件——这起杀戮，一起母亲、女儿和朋友的死亡——本不该发生，但我们今天伸张了正义，现在我们真的可以在真正的治愈之旅上向前迈进了。”
白人Lorincz当着她年幼儿子的面射杀了有四个孩子的黑人母亲Owens。根据马里恩县治安官办公室2023年6月6日的一份声明，在她的孩子在洛林茨家附近玩耍发生争执后，欧文斯走近了洛林茨的门。
在她的判决听证会上，洛林茨讲述了她在枪击事件前与欧文斯和她的孩子发生的各种纠纷，并声称她被欧文斯“吓坏了”。她还否认称欧文斯的孩子是种族歧视。
“我很抱歉，我夺走了AJ的生命。我从未想过要杀她，”洛林茨在一份针对欧文斯母亲和孩子的声明中说。
“我只是非常难过。不仅一个母亲死了，还有一个女儿，一个妹妹，”洛林茨说。“我想到你家人的损失，知道失去一个你爱的人有多难受。”
当被问及洛林茨的道歉时，迪亚斯说:“苏珊的道歉是拯救自己的最后一搏。这不是真诚的。她从未表现出悔恨。正如我之前所说的，她表现出的悔恨，如果有的话，最多是为了她自己。”
“这是一个平淡无奇的道歉，”她补充道。
迪亚斯在周一的听证会上分享了一份受害者影响声明，她呼吁洛林茨对致命枪击事件承担“全部责任”。
“苏珊不计后果的过失杀人行为让我的四个孙子失去了母亲，”她说。"可悲的是，提图斯、非洲、以色列和艾萨克不得不作为一个没有母亲的孩子度过余生."
“我们的痛苦和折磨并没有在埋葬阿吉克的时候结束。当苏珊被判过失杀人罪时，我们的痛苦并没有结束。我们的痛苦不会随着今天的判决而结束。我们的痛苦和折磨将持续一生，”她补充道。
与此同时，洛林茨的法律团队召集了许多代表洛林茨作证的家人和朋友，强调了她的基督教信仰、她作为姐姐的看护人的角色、她照顾侄子的奉献精神，以及她支持朋友的各种例子。
她的姐姐Ellyn Lorincz作证说，姐妹们在父亲手中经历了所谓的性虐待和身体虐待，一名心理学家就Lorincz的"慢性创伤后应激障碍"诊断作证。
洛林茨的法律团队要求法官考虑缓刑，并表示洛林茨将从PTSD治疗中受益。控方称，惩教署提供精神健康治疗，并辩称在本案中“创伤后应激障碍不是驱动力”。
洛林茨的律师阿曼达·西斯摩尔(Amanda Sizemore)拒绝回应美国广播公司(ABC News)的请求。
在陪审团于8月16日认定洛林茨有罪后，法官罗伯特·霍奇斯说，洛林茨将被关押在马里恩县监狱，不得保释，直到她被判刑。
在洛林茨的量刑听证会之前，欧文斯的家人通过他们的律师与美国广播公司新闻分享了一份声明，呼吁法官分配“法律规定的最高刑罚”。
他们说，虽然有罪判决是“重要的一步”，但他们仍在寻求判刑形式的“正义”。
洛林茨对她在法庭上面临的指控不认罪。
在审判期间，她的辩护团队认为她应该被判无罪，因为她是在自卫。他们说她担心自己的生命安全。
同时，检察官辩称洛林茨应该被判有罪，因为她穿过一扇“锁着的”门，向一名“手无寸铁”的欧文斯开了致命一枪。
Florida woman sentenced to 25 years in fatal shooting of neighbor Ajike Owens
Susan Lorincz was sentenced on 25 years in prison on Monday for fatally shooting her neighbor Ajike "AJ" Owens through a locked door.
The sentencing came after Lorincz was found guilty in August of first-degree felony manslaughter with a firearm. Lorincz had faced up to 30 years in prison.
The incident occurred in Ocala, Florida, on June 2, 2023.
"I find that the shooting was completely unnecessary," Judge Robert Hodges said. "In this case, Ms. Lorincz was behind the door. The door was locked. She had already called law enforcement. They were in route. She knew they were in route. She was in a relatively safe position. For some reason, she went into her room and found a gun."
Hodges continued, "She could have stayed in the room and put another locked door between her and Ms. Owens, but she came back out, put herself in front of the door, and at the time she fired the gun through the door, she was safe."
"There was no indication that she did not understand what she was doing of that shooting a person was against the law," the judge also said.
Owens' family, who had called for the maximum penalty of 30 years, spoke outside the courtroom on Monday evening after Lorincz was sentenced.
Pamela Dias, Owens' mother, told reporters that the family is "pleased" with the 25-year sentence.
"As I stated, and as the judge stated, this shooting -- this killing, this death of a mother, a daughter, a friend -- should have never happened, but we got justice today and now we truly can forge ahead on the journey of true healing," Dias said.
Lorincz, who is white, shot Owens, a Black mother of four, in the presence of her young son. Owens had approached Lorincz's door following a dispute about her children playing near Lorincz's home, according to a June 6, 2023, statement from the Marion County Sheriff's Office.
During her sentencing hearing, Lorincz recounted various disputes she had with Owens and her children prior to the shooting and claimed that she was "terrified" of Owens. She also denied calling Owens' children racial slurs.
"I'm so sorry that I took AJ's life. I never intended to kill her," Lorincz said in a statement directed at Owens' mother and children.
"I am just profoundly sad. Not only did a mother die, but a daughter, a sister," Lorincz said. "I think of your family's loss and know how hard it is to lose someone you love."
Asked about Lorincz's apology, Dias said, "Susan's apology was a last-ditch attempt to save herself. It wasn't sincere. She never showed remorse. As I stated before, her remorse that she showed, if any, at best, was for herself."
"It was a lackluster apology," she added.
Dias shared a victim impact statement during Monday's hearing, where she called for Lorincz to be held "fully accountable" for the fatal shooting.
"Susan's reckless act of manslaughter rendered my four grandchildren motherless," she said. "Sadly, Titus, Africa, Israel and Isaac have to live their remaining lives as a motherless child."
"Our pain and suffering didn't end when we buried Ajike. Our pain and suffering didn't end when Susan was found guilty of manslaughter. Our pain and suffering won't end with today's sentencing. Our pain and suffering will last a lifetime," she added.
Meanwhile, Lorincz's legal team called a host of family and friends who testified on behalf of Lorincz, highlighting her Christian faith, her role as a caretaker for her sister and her dedication to taking care of her nephew, as well as various examples where she supported her friends.
Her sister Ellyn Lorincz testified about alleged sexual and physical abuse that the sisters experienced at the hands of their father and a psychologist testified about Lorincz's "chronic PTSD" diagnosis.
Lorincz's legal team asked the judge to consider probation and said that Lorincz would benefit from PTSD treatment. The prosecution said that the department of corrections offers mental health treatment and argued that "PTSD was not a driving force" in this case.
Lorincz's attorney, Amanda Sizemore, declined to comment in response to a request from ABC News.
After a jury found Lorincz guilty on Aug. 16, Judge Robert Hodges said that Lorincz would be held in the Marion County jail without bond until her sentencing.
Ahead of Lorincz's sentencing hearing, Owens' family shared a statement with ABC News through their attorney, calling for the judge to assign "the maximum penalty under the law."
They said that while the guilty verdict was an "important step," they were still seeking "justice" in the form of sentencing.
Lorincz pleaded not guilty to the charges she was facing in court.
During the trial, her defense team argued that she should be found not guilty because she was acting in self-defense. They said that she feared for her life.
Meanwhile,prosecutors arguedthat Lorincz should be found guilty because she fatally shot an "unarmed" Owens through a "locked" door.
