When woman who was not apprehended even though she allegedly shot her neighbor that he took the iPad of one of his children sparked controversy and called for “justice” among the African American community. from Ocala, to which the victim belonged.

Ajike “AJ” Owens, 35, was gunned down last Friday while standing at her neighbor’s door at an apartment complex in Ocala, north of Orlando.

The alleged shooter who killed Owens has not been identified. but the media in the area reported that she was a woman with whom the victim had previously had several fights, and that Presumably he is white, although officially his data is not given.

The alleged perpetrator of the shot is not yet in custody, as confirmed by the authorities.

Sheriff Billy Woods of Marion County (central Florida) indicated that after the investigation of the facts is completed, they will present the results to the district attorney to decide whether an arrest warrant will be issued and charges will be filed.

Owens children who witnessed mother’s death to be interviewed by ‘professionals’ starting next Monday, local media outlet Ocala StarBanner reported on Tuesday.

Wood mentioned at a press conference in the case Florida’s controversial “Stand Your Ground” law (literally, “Stay where you are”), which allows a person who believes that he is in danger of death or serious physical harm to use “deadly force.” instead of fleeing the scene.

The Ocala StarBanner notes that, according to the victim’s family’s lawyers, The four Owens children were playing in a field when a neighbor insulted them and ordered them to leave her territory.

The kids are gone but they forgot the iPad, taken by a neighbor.

When one of the children returned for an electronic device, the woman hit it and broke the screen from the iPad by throwing it away, family members say.

Owens learned of the incident and went to the woman’s home to find out what happened and was shot dead. Instead.

Prominent civil rights lawyer Ben Crump, who led the legal team for the family of George Floyd, an African-American man killed by a police officer in Minneapolis in 2020, tweeted that the woman who shot Owens was not arrested.

“The unidentified woman who allegedly shot our client through the door was NOT arrested or charged by law enforcement with wrongful killing,” Crump wrote.

According to the Ocala StarBanner, more than 250 people gathered at New St. John’s Missionary Baptist Church after Owens’ death, where they “demanded justice.”

This Monday, a picket was held at the scene asking for the same.

(EFE)