White woman claims she fatally shot Black neighbor out of fear, while victim's mother says "she set out to kill"

A White woman in Florida told investigators she fired a shot through her door at a Black neighbor because she panicked as the other woman pounded heavily on her door and threatened her amid an ongoing dispute over the neighbor's children, according to a video statement played in court Wednesday.

The mother of the woman who was fatally shot disputed that, telling reporters at a news conference that the suspect, Susan Lorincz, was not in fear for her own life but was intent on harming Ajike "A.J." Owens on June 2, 2023, in Ocala, Florida.

Lorincz is on trial for manslaughter in the shooting.