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.

In June 2023, a 14-year-old named Isaac was dealt the devastating news that his mother Ajike 'AJ' Owens had died in hospital after being shot by their neighbour.

Director Geeta Gandbhir explains how the killing of a family friend led to her riveting new Netflix documentary 'The Perfect Neighbor.'

Susan Lorincz hated the children in her neighbourhood. She called the police repeatedly, claiming that the kids were playing out too noisily or trespassing on her grass when they played football. She could have moved house,