OCALA, Fla. - A Florida mom was shot and killed over the weekend after confronting a neighbor who reportedly confronted the woman's children amid a long-standing "neighborhood feud," Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods told reporters on Monday.Deputies responded to an initial trespassing call late Friday at a residence on SW 108th Lane in Ocala, Florida.
Once deputies arrived, they found a woman – later identified as Ajike "AJ" Shantrell Owens – with gunshot wounds. Owens was transported to the hospital, where she died.Sheriff Woods said it appears that there has been a long-standing feud between Owens and the neighbor, who has not been identified.
That neighbor has claimed that the shooting was self-defense under Florida's "Stand Your Ground law," Sheriff Woods said. That neighbor has not been arrested or charged with a crime.On Monday, Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods held a press conference to provide information about a shooting investigation where a mother was shot and killed after a confrontation with a neighbor, possibly in front of her children."We know that this has basically been a neighborhood feud over time," Woods said.
He said the sheriff's office had received about a half-dozen 911 calls from Owns and the neighbor.Sheriff Woods said prior to the shooting there was an incident between the neighbor and Owens' children.