Ajike “AJ” Owens was a mother of four when she was shot and killed by her neighbor.

Owens’ tragic murder is the subject of the documentary The Perfect Neighbor, which premiered on Netflix in October 2025. The film is shown through police bodycam footage as it chronicles the events leading up to Owens’ death as she was murdered by her neighbor, Susan Lorincz.

Owens had four children: sons Isaac, Israel and Titus and daughter Afrika. Before the fatal shooting took place, Lorincz reportedly had multiple incidents with Owens’ children and called law enforcement on them. The Perfect Neighbor includes footage from police visits to Lorincz’s neighborhood after every call she made.

After one instance between Lorincz and Owens’ children, she went to speak with her neighbor. Lorincz shot Owens an

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