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OCALA, Fla. (WESH) — A Marion County mother of 4 was shot & killed in front of her children on Friday.
"She Harassed the children in the neighborhood," Pamela Dias, Owens' mother said. "Harassed Ajike Owens' 4 babies. She called them racial slurs: the N-word, slaves."
And Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods says law enforcement had been called before.
"We know that this has basically been a neighborhood feud over time," Woods said. "Either the mother, Ms. Owens, has called, or the shooter has called complaining about the children."
The neighbor threw a pair of skates Friday that hit 1 of Owens' children. Her mother says Owens went & knocked on that neighbor's door.
"Door never opened. My daughter was shot & killed with her 9-year-old son standing next to her," Dias said. "She had no weapon."
Owens' family is calling for an arrest. But the sheriff says there is a specific reason one can't be made: the stand your ground law.
"A lot of people don't understand is that the law has specific instructions for us in law enforcement," Woods said. "Anytime that we think or perceive or believe that that may come into play, we cannot make an arrest. The law specifically says that. What we have to rule out is whether the deadly force was justified or not before we can even make the arrest."
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