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Susan Lorincz, the woman charged with manslaughter in the fatal shooting of her neighbor Ajike “AJ” Owens on June 2 in Ocala, Florida pleaded not guilty on Monday. Susan Lorincz, the woman charged with manslaughter in the fatal shooting her neighbor Ajike "AJ" Owens on June 2 in Ocala, Florida, pleaded not guilty on Monday, her attorney Amanda Sizemore confirmed to ABC News. Lorincz waived her right to an arraignment, which was scheduled for Tuesday, according to ABC affiliate in Ocala, Florida WCJB. Lorincz, who is white, was arrested on June 6 and charged with first-degree manslaughter, which is punishable by up to 30 years in prison if she is convicted, according to the Marion County Sheriff's Office. She was also charged with culpable negligence, battery and two counts of assault. According to a June 6 statement from the Marion County Sheriff's Office, Lorincz shot Owens, a Black mother of four, through a door after Owens went to speak with Lorincz about a dis...

No charges will be filed against a homeowner who shot and killed Nicholas Anthony Donofrio, a 20-year-old USC student who accidentally tried to enter his house. No charges will be filed against a homeowner who shot and killed a 20-year-old University of South Carolina student who accidentally tried to enter the wrong house on the street where he lived and was mistaken for a burglar, police said Wednesday. The Columbia, South Carolina, Police Department said that after an investigation, and consulting with prosecutors from the Fifth Circuit Solicitor's Office, the fatal shooting of Nicholas Anthony Donofrio early Saturday morning was deemed a "justifiable homicide." "This is a heartbreaking case for all involved," Columbia Police Chief W.H. "Skip" Holbrook said in a statement. "Our lead investigator has diligently worked to gather all the facts surrounding this incident. He has also maintained contact with the Donofrio family throughout the in...

A Philadelphia police officer who fatally shot a 27-year-old man is expected to be fired after a 30-day suspension, the police commissioner said. A Philadelphia police officer who fatally shot a 27-year-old man while he was sitting in his car was suspended for 30 days and the city's police commissioner said she intends to fire the officer at the end of the suspension. The announcement by Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw at a press conference on Wednesday came a day after the family of Eddie Irizarry Jr. released security video appearing to show Officer Mark Dial firing his weapon multiple times at Irizarry through the driver's side window of the car within seconds of getting out of his patrol vehicle. "Today, I am announcing that I've made the decision to utilize Commissioner's Direct Action to suspend police officer Mark Dial with the intent to dismiss him at the end of 30 days due to administrative violations," Outlaw said. Specifically, ...

The grandmother of the pregnant 21-year-old fatally shot by an Ohio police officer spoke out Wednesday following the release of the police body camera of the incident. The grandmother of a pregnant 21-year-old, who was fatally shot by an Ohio police officer, spoke out Wednesday during a virtual press briefing following the release of the police body camera video of the incident. Nadine Young said the body camera video of her granddaughter Ta'Kiya Young’s fatal shooting on Aug. 24, which was released by the Blendon Township Police Department on Friday, made her feel "real sick." "It was void of any humanity or any decency at all. He must be held accountable, full stop," Nadine Young said. Ta'Kiya Young, 21, of Columbus, was seven months pregnant when she was shot and killed, her family said. Her funeral will be held on Thursday. Young was a potential shoplifting suspect when she was approached by police in a Kroger's parking lot, according to polic...

A judge dismissed the case against a former Philadephia officer who had been charged with murder in connection to the death of Eddie Irizarry, according to WPVI. A judge dismissed the case against a former Philadelphia police office r who had been charged with murder in connection to the death of Eddie Irizarry, according to Philadelphia ABC station WPVI. Mark Dial had been charged earlier this month with murder, voluntary manslaughter, aggravated assault, simple assault, reckless endangerment of another person and official oppression, in the Aug. 14 shoot ing. Judge Wendy Pew dismissed the case during a preliminary hearing on Tuesday, citing lack of evidence, WPVI reported. Originally, police had said that Irizarry, 27, was outside the car and was killed after lunging at police with a knife, but two days later the department acknowledged that he was shot while inside his car. In announcing the charges, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner released footage from the body-worn ca...

No Georgia State Police troopers involved in the fatal shooting of Manuel "Tortuguita" Teran will face charges, according to District Attorney George R. Christian. None of the Georgia State Police troopers involved in the fatal shooting of Manuel "Tortuguita" Teran will face charges , according to Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney George R. Christian. Teran, who used they/them pronouns, was shot and killed by police on Jan. 18 as officers raided campgrounds occupied by environmental demonstrators who had allegedly been camping out for months to protest the development of the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center, dubbed "Cop City" by critics. According to an autopsy of Teran sent to ABC News, they did not have gunpowder residue on their hands. Officials claimed Teran fired the first shot at a state trooper. Officers then responded with gunfire. A placard is seen on a fence as people protest at the site of the Atlanta police training cen...

Police have released a sketch of a person of interest in connection with the shocking killing of a retired university dean on a Vermont trail last week. Police have release d a sketch of a person of interest in connection with the shocking killing of a retired university dean who was shot in the head while walking on a Vermont trail last week. Honoree Fleming, 77, was found dead on a trail on Oct. 5 in Castleton, Vermont State Police said. She died from a gunshot wound to the head. The medical examiner determined the manner of death was homicide, police said. On Wednesday, police released a sketch of a person witnesses reported seeing on the trail prior to the discovery of Fleming's body. Authorities release a sketch of a person of interest sought in connection with a fatal shooting on a Vermont trail, Oct. 11, 2023. WVNY MORE: Retired dean married to Pulitzer Prize-winning writer found shot to death on Vermont trail Capt. Scott Dunlap, commander of the Vermont State Police Majo...

The Camden County, Georgia, Sheriff's Office has released the dashboard camera and body camera footage of the fatal police shooting of 53-year-old Leonard Allan Cure. The Camden County, Georgia, Sheriff's Office on Wednesday released the dashboard camera and body camera footage of the fatal police shooting of 53-year-old Leonard Allan Cure. Cure was wrongfully convicted of armed robbery in 2003 and was exonerated in 2020 after spending 16 years in prison. The Camden County Sheriff's Office confirmed to ABC News that deputy Buck Aldridge has been placed on administrative leave following the incident on Monday. ABC News has reached out to Aldridge for comment. Authorities said they decided Wednesday morning to make the videos available for public review "in an effort to be completely transparent as to what happened, and how the incident escalated to the point of extreme Use of Force." The sheriff's office asserts that Cure was speeding and driving recklessly,...