Overview
- Ajike “AJ” Owens, 35, was shot through Susan Lorincz’s front door after a dispute involving Owens’ children in Ocala’s Quail Run neighborhood.
- Lorincz was convicted of manslaughter in 2024 and is incarcerated at Homestead Correctional Institution with a projected release date of April 8, 2048.
- Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods said Florida’s Stand Your Ground law did not apply in this case and called the shooting “simply a killing.”
- The Perfect Neighbor reached Netflix in October 2025 after a Sundance premiere and limited theatrical run, telling the story through police bodycam, doorbell and cellphone footage.
- New reporting tied to the film notes questions about Lorincz’s claimed job status, with court testimony pointing to insurance work and earlier EMT experience, while Owens’ four children live with their grandmother and receive trauma support.