Mother-Of-Four, Ajike Owens, Fatally Shot After Knocking On Neighbor’s Door To Retrieve Son’s Tablet

Mother-Of-Four, Ajike Owens, Fatally Shot After Knocking On Neighbor’s Door To Retrieve Son’s Tablet

Sad news.

A Black mother was fatally shot after approaching a neighbor’s front door over the weekend.

According to reports, on Friday night (June 2), a woman named Ajike Shantrell Owens, also known as “AJ,” was fatally shot by a neighbor at a Florida duplex. 

Ajike Owens

Neighbors at the scene said multiple children were outside playing near one of the buildings prior to the tragic incident. Reportedly, a woman living in one of the homes came outside and took a tablet belonging to one of Ajike Owens’ children. Neighbors also said that the woman threw an object at one of the children.

Following the incident, residents said Ajike Owens’ son told the woman he was going to tell his mother. After being informed of what happened, the mother-of-four — who lived across the street — went to the woman’s home in an attempt to resolve the conflict. Unfortunately, that’s when things turned deadly and Owens was then shot by the woman.

According to neighbors, the shooter never opened her door and fired the fatal shot from inside her residence.

Lauren Smith — one of the neighbors who rushed to Owens’ aid — said she was sitting outside when she saw one of the 35-year-old’s sons pacing back and forth. She said he repeatedly yelled that his mother had been shot and was lying in the grass near a large tree, according to reports.

Recent reports state that there was an ongoing “neighborhood feud” between the shooter and Owens over Owens’ children. Authorities said law enforcement officers had been called out to the area six to eight times.

According to witnesses, Owens was shot once, in the upper body, close to her right shoulder. The investigation is ongoing and no arrests have been made at this time. Residents in the area also said the woman left not long after firing the fatal shot at Owens.

Ajike Owens