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aj owens, let's say her name. >> amen. amen. aj owens. god bless her memory. pamela diaz, isaac williams, and ben crump, thank you. we'll be right back. nges. i heard about the payroll tax refund that allowed us to keep the people that have been here taking care of us. learn more at getrefunds.com. generalized myasthenia gravis made my life a lot harder. but the picture started changing when i started on vyvgart. vyvgart is for adults with generalized myasthenia gravis who are anti-achr antibody positive. in a clinical trial, vyvgart significantly improved most participants' ability to do daily activities when added to their current gmg treatment. most participants taking vyvgart also had less muscle weakness. and your vyvgart treatment schedule is designed just for you. in a clinical study, the most common side effects included urinary and respiratory tract infections, and headache. vyvgart may increase the risk of infection. tell your doctor if you have a history of infections or symptoms of an infection. vyvgart can cause allergic reactions. i have gmg and
aj owens, let's say her name. >> amen. amen. aj owens. god bless her memory. pamela diaz, isaac williams, and ben crump, thank you. we'll be right back. nges. i heard about the payroll tax refund that allowed us to keep the people that have been here taking care of us. learn more at getrefunds.com. generalized myasthenia gravis made my life a lot harder. but the picture started changing when i started on vyvgart. vyvgart is for adults with generalized myasthenia gravis who are anti-achr...
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they are neighbors of aj owens. thank you both for being here and phyllis, i really appreciate you being here. so i want to start just by asking you where you live in proximity to where this took place and in proximity to the shooter. >> i live right across the street from the shooter. i could literally walk out the door and her apartment is right there. >> this field where the kids were playing is in between your home and where the shooter lives, is that correct? >> the field is across the street from my home. our apartment is directly across the street from my home. so the field -- >> go on. >> we live in an apartment complex. so the field is in between her home and another quadraplex. >> you were able to see the aftermath of what happened. could you hear what happened as well? >> i did not hear what happened. i was serving dinner to my kids. her son where have on video, banged on my door really loud. i was like what in the world. he banged so loud. i opened the door, and he was gasping for air. he's like, please,
they are neighbors of aj owens. thank you both for being here and phyllis, i really appreciate you being here. so i want to start just by asking you where you live in proximity to where this took place and in proximity to the shooter. >> i live right across the street from the shooter. i could literally walk out the door and her apartment is right there. >> this field where the kids were playing is in between your home and where the shooter lives, is that correct? >> the field...
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. >> let's go to the aj owens case. the state attorney issued this explanation for why they charged manslaughter and not second-degree murder, which is why the family wanted. in order to approve the climate secretary in the murder the state must prove depraved mind of the killer at the time of the killing. evidence of ill will, spite, or ill intended time of the killing. as deplorable as the actions were in the, case there is insufficient evidence to prove the specific and required element of secondary murder. but hang on a second, witnesses said, and she admitted, the shooter admitted she called the woman's children, aj owens children, the n-word and other racial epithets. she admitted screaming racial epithets. make it make sense of this is not second degree murder. she shot through a door with a nine year old standing on the other side. she didn't even get charged with sex with reckless endangerment. >> it took the shares almost a week to arrest the killer to see if she had a defense raced on florida's notorious stan
. >> let's go to the aj owens case. the state attorney issued this explanation for why they charged manslaughter and not second-degree murder, which is why the family wanted. in order to approve the climate secretary in the murder the state must prove depraved mind of the killer at the time of the killing. evidence of ill will, spite, or ill intended time of the killing. as deplorable as the actions were in the, case there is insufficient evidence to prove the specific and required...
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the family of a black mother in florida shoot and killed by her white neighbor says aj owens' 9-year-old son was standing right next to his mom when the bullet hit and that the neighbor who pulled the trigger used racial slurs against him and his siblings. lindsey riser is following this for us. what do we know about what happened? >> reporter: this story is tragic. the shooting happened friday around 9:00 p.m. and what led up to it according to ben crump the attorney representing the family is that the kids were playing in a field and the 58-year-old white woman allegedly calls the kids racial slurs, says get off her property. the kids leave and they forget a tablet. so one goes back to the neighbor's house to retrieve the tablet. and at that point, she throws something, police say it was a pair of skates either at or toward the child. the child is struck and the child goes home to tell his mom, a.j. owens, goes to the neighbor's home to talk to her. police say there is a long standing feud between the two, there had been some six to eight incidents in the past between the two of them i
the family of a black mother in florida shoot and killed by her white neighbor says aj owens' 9-year-old son was standing right next to his mom when the bullet hit and that the neighbor who pulled the trigger used racial slurs against him and his siblings. lindsey riser is following this for us. what do we know about what happened? >> reporter: this story is tragic. the shooting happened friday around 9:00 p.m. and what led up to it according to ben crump the attorney representing the...
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aj owens, the mother of four children, was shot after a dispute with their neighbors. owens' children were playing outside when the neighbor engaged them and threw a pair of skates at them, and also shouted racial slurs. when owens confronted her, that woman shot and killed her. there are so many questions this morning, but key for the legal team is why this woman hasn't been arrested. do we know? >> reporter: well, poppy, the sheriff's office is saying they're looking into whether this shooting was in self-defense. that's an argument the victim's family is just not possible. 35-year-old aj owens was killed on friday north of orlando in ocala, florida. owens knocked on the door minutes earlier who had an issue with owens' children playing outside. the victim's family said the woman repeatedly harassed the children, calling them racial slurs, and wanted to know why the woman kept an ipad the children left behind and why she threw a pair of skates at them. here's more of what that mother said. >> she knocked on her door, a closed, locked door. door never opened. my daugh
aj owens, the mother of four children, was shot after a dispute with their neighbors. owens' children were playing outside when the neighbor engaged them and threw a pair of skates at them, and also shouted racial slurs. when owens confronted her, that woman shot and killed her. there are so many questions this morning, but key for the legal team is why this woman hasn't been arrested. do we know? >> reporter: well, poppy, the sheriff's office is saying they're looking into whether this...
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owens, a mother of four, a week ago in florida. i will go there tomorrow to deliver the eulogy. my thoughts on that later. , plus all the latest developments on the trump indictment. all of that is tonight on politicsnation. . proud to be joined now by the house minority leader congressman hickey manage effort, is democrat of new york. mr. minority leader, thank you for joining us ahead of a truly unprecedented week in our history. donald trump will face arraignment on 37 felony counts tuesday in miami. the first former president in our history to federally be indicted over his retention of classified materials at mar-a-lago. his social media posts in campaign appearances since the indictment, he's insisted that the targets, the target of a witch hunt by president biden to derail the 2024 presidential campaign. that's to be expected from trump. i have to ask, yo the top democrat in the, house for your reaction to the support to trump has received from congressional republicans, even before the indictment has been unsealed, they are
owens, a mother of four, a week ago in florida. i will go there tomorrow to deliver the eulogy. my thoughts on that later. , plus all the latest developments on the trump indictment. all of that is tonight on politicsnation. . proud to be joined now by the house minority leader congressman hickey manage effort, is democrat of new york. mr. minority leader, thank you for joining us ahead of a truly unprecedented week in our history. donald trump will face arraignment on 37 felony counts tuesday...
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police say lawrence killed aj owens, a mother of four, by shooting once through her locked front door. >> when does a person get shot for knocking on a door with their 9-year-old son standing next to them? >> reporter: at this apartment complex, two of owens' young kids had been playing outside. police say lawrence yelled at them, threw a skate, swung an umbrella. then police say owens knocked on her door for an explanation. gunshot. >> she had a 12-year-old that is also blamiming himselflf becaus when h he reresponded, h he cou saveve h his mother. >> reporter: lorincz was charged with manslaughter. what eats at owens' family, police took four days to make an arrest. >> this will encourage people to shoot black people first and ask questions later, and we can't send that message. >> reporter: police say lorincz has claimed self-defense under florida's stand your ground law. she could face a 30-year sentence on that manslaughter charge. norah? >> mark strassmann in florida. >>> turning overseas to the war in ukraine, thousands of people are scrambling to find dry land in the southern
police say lawrence killed aj owens, a mother of four, by shooting once through her locked front door. >> when does a person get shot for knocking on a door with their 9-year-old son standing next to them? >> reporter: at this apartment complex, two of owens' young kids had been playing outside. police say lawrence yelled at them, threw a skate, swung an umbrella. then police say owens knocked on her door for an explanation. gunshot. >> she had a 12-year-old that is also...
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owens. >> reporter: lawrence was arrested and charged with manslaughter of aj owens when she knocked on the door. according to police, on friday a group of children were playing next to lawrence's home. one of owens' children forgot their ipad and went back to retrieve it. lawrence allegedly threw a pair of skates at the child. owens approached lawrence's home and was shot through the door as she knocked. the 35-year-old pronounced dead at the hospital. >> i saw her laying on the ground. that's when i went in and started doing scanning for open wounds. >> reporter: franklin heard the gun shot and helped owens. did she lose a lot of blood? >> yes, sir. you could see the blood on the ground. >> reporter: authorities arresting lawrence days after the incident once they determined florida's stand your ground law which heavily depends on presumption of fear did not apply. the owens family attorneys are calling for the law to be eradicated. >> it does not apply in all situations. this situation is a prime example of when it was not justified. it was simply a killing. >> my daughter, my gra
owens. >> reporter: lawrence was arrested and charged with manslaughter of aj owens when she knocked on the door. according to police, on friday a group of children were playing next to lawrence's home. one of owens' children forgot their ipad and went back to retrieve it. lawrence allegedly threw a pair of skates at the child. owens approached lawrence's home and was shot through the door as she knocked. the 35-year-old pronounced dead at the hospital. >> i saw her laying on the...
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police say lorincz killed aj owens, a mother of four, by shooting once through her locked front door. >> when does a person get shot for knocking on a door with their 9-year-old son standing next to them? >> reporter: at this apartment complex, two of owens' young kids had been playing outside. police say lorincz yelled at them, threw a skate, swung an umbrella. then, police say, owens knocked on her door for an explanation. gunshot. >> she had a 12-year-old. that is also blaming himself. because when he responded, he couldn't save his mother. >> reporter: lorincz was charged with manslaughter. what eats at owens' family, police took four days to make an arrest. >> this would encourage people to shoot black people first and ask questions later, and we can't send that message. >> reporter: police say lorincz has claimed self-defense under florida's "stand your ground" law. she could face a 30-year sentence on that manslaughter charge. norah? >> norah: mark strassmann in florida. turning overseas to the war in ukraine, thousands of people are scrambling to find dry land in the southern
police say lorincz killed aj owens, a mother of four, by shooting once through her locked front door. >> when does a person get shot for knocking on a door with their 9-year-old son standing next to them? >> reporter: at this apartment complex, two of owens' young kids had been playing outside. police say lorincz yelled at them, threw a skate, swung an umbrella. then, police say, owens knocked on her door for an explanation. gunshot. >> she had a 12-year-old. that is also...
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. -- aj owens. the suspect says the victim tried to break her door. she was trying to defend herself. the sheriff said prior to the shooting lawrence through a skate that hit one of owens's kids and may have shouted racial slurs at them. kumasi: a prison sentence for former theranos executive has been reduced by two years. according to the business insider,'s projected release date is april 11 of 2034. he was originally sentenced to nearly 13 years in prison. his lawyer declined to comment on reduced time. he was convicted of creating fake blood test with his ex-girlfriend about elizabeth holmes. he's appealing his conviction. reggie: the golf merger that has geopolitical consequences. why some are now calling at the pga tour being hypocrites and taking blood money. kumasi: a look at the big board at the new york stock exchange. we are up by about 60 points. reggie: tensions flare and southern california when a school board meeting discusses recognizing june as lgbtq+ pride month. stay with us on th
. -- aj owens. the suspect says the victim tried to break her door. she was trying to defend herself. the sheriff said prior to the shooting lawrence through a skate that hit one of owens's kids and may have shouted racial slurs at them. kumasi: a prison sentence for former theranos executive has been reduced by two years. according to the business insider,'s projected release date is april 11 of 2034. he was originally sentenced to nearly 13 years in prison. his lawyer declined to comment on...
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amy: in florida, the family of ajike "aj" owens is seeking accountability after the black mother of four was shot dead through her neighbor's front door last week. according to lawyer ben crump, the neighbor yelled at ms. owens' children for playing in a field next to their apartment complex and used racist slurs. when the children returned to retrieve a forgotten ipad, she threw it at them and hit a child. ms. owens went to confront the neighbor and, through the closed-door, the neighbor inside, owens outside, she shot and killed her. the neighbor has been identified as a white woman, though her name has not been released. the human rights campaign has issued its first-ever state of emergency for lgbtq+ people in the u.s. amid an onslaught of hateful legislation. more than 525 anti-lgbtq state bills have been introduced in the 2023 legislative session, over 70 of those have become law. the group released a guide listing state-by-state anti-lgbtq laws and a "know your rights" guide for lgbtq+ travelers. we'll speak with hrc president kelley robinson after headlines. in related news, a fe
amy: in florida, the family of ajike "aj" owens is seeking accountability after the black mother of four was shot dead through her neighbor's front door last week. according to lawyer ben crump, the neighbor yelled at ms. owens' children for playing in a field next to their apartment complex and used racist slurs. when the children returned to retrieve a forgotten ipad, she threw it at them and hit a child. ms. owens went to confront the neighbor and, through the closed-door, the...
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justice for aj owens dot org. and on that website is a complete synopsis of how you can follow her story with, also, the gofundme link for the children and their needs, and then there is also a petition on there because the family we are asking that these charges be upgraded from manslaughter to second degree murder. >> and i think we are out of time. anthony thomas. can that be done? is there a way to get those charges upgraded? >> yeah, you definitely can. it's upon the state -- to have that prosecutorial discretion. he can take whatever information he's gathered from the chair and then bring it more charges later. >> we will put the website for aj and her family up on our website. i will also put it on my social, so that people can find it. cam robinson jones and anthony thomas, thank you very much. we will be right back. , thank you very much. we will be right back. we will be right back. ♪♪ when you have chronic kidney disease... there are places you'd like to be. like here. and here. not so much here. if
justice for aj owens dot org. and on that website is a complete synopsis of how you can follow her story with, also, the gofundme link for the children and their needs, and then there is also a petition on there because the family we are asking that these charges be upgraded from manslaughter to second degree murder. >> and i think we are out of time. anthony thomas. can that be done? is there a way to get those charges upgraded? >> yeah, you definitely can. it's upon the state --...
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you recently wrote an op-ed for msnbc highlighting aj owens. a 35-year-old mother of four. fatally shot earlier this month by a white neighbor in florida following a dispute over the victims children. you pointed out that because of flores -- stand your ground law, they were legally acquired to investigate whether it applied to this case before they could make an arrest. now, i was in florida, as you, know earlier this week delivering the eulogy at the funeral of a.g. owns and your son was tragically killed by gun violence as well can you elaborate more on why stand-your-ground laws is so important? >> absolutely. thank you so much for having me. stand-your-ground is going to become increasingly more a policy or going to have to look at in terms of gun violence prevention. as you know, when my son jordan was murdered, he was murdered by a man who claimed stand-your-ground. calling my son and his friends game diners. afraid he was going to hurt him. we have, of course, self-defense laws across the country. based upon the council doctrine. evidence incited to be able to prote
you recently wrote an op-ed for msnbc highlighting aj owens. a 35-year-old mother of four. fatally shot earlier this month by a white neighbor in florida following a dispute over the victims children. you pointed out that because of flores -- stand your ground law, they were legally acquired to investigate whether it applied to this case before they could make an arrest. now, i was in florida, as you, know earlier this week delivering the eulogy at the funeral of a.g. owns and your son was...
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aj owens' funeral will be held on monday. reverend al sharpton has accepted a request from the family to deliver a eulogy. reverend al, tell us about this woman and this terrible tragedy. >> this is as bad as it gets. i talked to the mother along with attorney ben crump, who's handling this for the family. she said she's the mother of three children, was really a committed mother. the three. the grandmother who i talked with is one who works. she's going to have to relocate to take care of the children. and i think sometimes we lose the human element. these three kids watched their mother get shot for knocking on the door of a woman who had engaged in some name calling and badgering. the mother walked up and knocked on the door to ask the lady. the woman shouted through the door and they watched their mother i die. it doesn't get that bad. and it doesn't get worse than that. and i think that one of the thing that i want to i say and the family is have we become so cold now to mothers standing up to their daughters can be kill
aj owens' funeral will be held on monday. reverend al sharpton has accepted a request from the family to deliver a eulogy. reverend al, tell us about this woman and this terrible tragedy. >> this is as bad as it gets. i talked to the mother along with attorney ben crump, who's handling this for the family. she said she's the mother of three children, was really a committed mother. the three. the grandmother who i talked with is one who works. she's going to have to relocate to take care...