Lorincz’s defense team used Florida’s Stand Your Ground law as they made their case in court. The jury, however, concluded that the Stand Your Ground law — which allows people to use deadly force when they feel threatened — doesn’t apply in this case.

“We still believe that ‘stand your ground’ is a discriminatory law that disproportionately impacts people of color,” attorney Ben Crump, who is representing the Owens family, told reporters, per WESH. “We are grateful that in this case. The jury did not accept this law as justification for an unjustifiable killing.”

"The kids are hurting." Pamela Dias, the mother of #AJOwens, says defendant #SusanLorincz was known as the "Karen of the neighborhood" and would always harass the children before fatally shooting Owens through a locked door.#CourtTV – FL v. #SusanLorincz pic.twitter.com/63zK9esoSe

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