“What we have to rule out is whether the deadly force was justified or not before we can even make the arrest,” Woods added.

According to reports, the shooter had engaged with Owens’ children before the deadly incident. She allegedly threw a pair of skates at them, which hit one of them, Woods said. However, there are conflicting reports about the object used to strike the children; civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who represents the family, said it was an iPad, CBS News reported.

“A mother of 4 fatally shot after she reportedly knocked on the door of a white woman’s residence to retrieve her child’s iPad. It’s believed that Owens’ children accidentally left the device behind in a field they were playing in, & the woman took it,” Crump tweeted.

This is Ajike “AJ” Owens — a mother of 4 fatally shot after she reportedly knocked on the door of a white woman’s residence to retrieve her child’s iPad. It’s believed that Owens’ children accidentally left the device behind in a field they were playing in, & the woman took it. pic.twitter.com/jfC6JJdQCS

— Ben Crump (@AttorneyCrump) June 5, 2023

“Was something thrown at them? Yes, but not directly at them is what we’re being told now. It just unfortunately may have hit them,” Woods said, according to CBS News.

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