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A Family Torn Apart by Gun Violence Works to Turn Trauma Into Hope, Prevention and Support for Others | News Channel 3-12

The Owens family created the Standing in the Gap Fund to aid gun violence victims and challenge laws linked to rising homicide rates, with grants starting by 2027.

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By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — After the sentencing of Susan Lorincz – the White woman who fatally shot her Black neighbor, Ajike “AJ” Owens, through an apartment door in a dispute over Owens’ children playing near her home – the victim’s mother said her family could finally start to heal. “Now, we truly can forge ahead on the journey of true healing that we so often speak about,” Pamela Dias said after her daughter’s killer was ordered in 2024 t…

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A family torn apart by gun violence works to turn trauma into hope, prevention and support for others

The family of Ajike “AJ” Owens – who was shot through an apartment door by her neighbor, Susan Lorincz, on June 2, 2023 – says they can finally start to heal.

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CNN broke the news in Atlanta, United States on Thursday, October 16, 2025.
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