A white Florida woman accused of shooting and killing her Black neighbor told investigators she had been threatened by the victim in the months before the slaying, according an arrest report released Thursday.
One child told deputies that the night of the shooting,“came out of her house and gave the children the middle finger” and also said this: “Get away from my house, you Black slave,” according to the report.
Woods said the investigation, which included eyewitness statements, established that Lorincz’s actions were not justifiable as self-defense under Florida law. Her arrest was delayed several days while authorities looked into a possible “stand your ground” claim. The sheriff has said that since January 2021, deputies responded to at least a half-dozen calls in connection with what police described as feuding between
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