Susan Lorincz’s trial for the murder of Ajike “AJ” Owens is back in the headlines following the release of the hit Netflix documentary, The Perfect Neighbor. The Perfect Neighbor, which dropped on Netflix in October 2025,

The mother and daughter lived in separate cities but maintained an “extremely close” bond. In 2023, Ajike Owens was shot and killed by a single bullet that Lorincz had fired, through her closed and bolted front door. Susan Lorincz was later found guilty of manslaughter, and is currently serving 25 years in prison.

Netflix's 'The Perfect Neighbor' tells the tragic story of Ajike "AJ" Shantrell Owens being shot by her neighbor, Susan Lorincz. Here's everything to know about Ajike "AJ" Shantrell Owens.

Lorincz, whose case has returned to the spotlight in the Netflix documentary "The Perfect Neighbor," is serving out her 25-year sentence in South Florida.

The devastating story of Ajike Owens, and the GoFundMe set up in her name, has recieved new attention thanks to Netflix’s new documentary about her death at the hands of Susan Lorincz, The Perfect Neighbor.

After the sentencing of Susan Lorincz – the White woman who fatally shot her Black neighbor, Ajike “AJ” Owens, through an apartment door in a dispute over Owens’ children playing near her home – the victim’s mother said her family could finally start to heal.