OCALA, Fla. — The family of Ajike Owens, 35, and their attorney Anthony D. Thomas held a news conference on Monday demanding an arrest be made for the shooting death of Owens, a Florida mother of four. The Owens family is also being represented by civil rights attorney Ben Crump.
Owens was shot and killed last Friday in Ocala, Florida on the doorstep of the suspect's home, after she went to the suspect's residence to question the unidentified woman about an alleged dispute with Owens' children, according to police reports.
Marion County sheriff Billy Woods held a press conference earlier Monday. Woods said no arrests have been made yet because his department has to follow due process under Florida Stand Your Ground laws. The day of the shooting, the children were playing in a field on the property in which the suspect's home is located. The suspect allegedly yelled at the children to get off the field, according to Dias.
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