The teenager accused of fatally shooting a 13-year-old girl at Alderwood mall in Lynnwood pled not guilty to all charges in court Wednesday afternoon.
Family members of Woods-Johnson were in the courtroom with t-shirts that said “Justice for Jayda” during Wednesday's hearing.RELATED |Speaking to reporters after the hearing, the victim's family expressed frustration with the amount set for bail.
According to police, Woods-Johnson was an innocent bystander to a fight that occurred in the mall's food court. Charging documents allege a teenage boy punched Gizaw in the face, then Gizaw chased the other boy through the mall and fired a shot at him.The round missed the other boy involved in the fight and struck Woods-Johnson. Responding officers and paramedics attempted life-saving measures, but Woods-Johnson died at Providence Hospital.
Gizaw was booked into juvenile detention on suspicion of murder and assault on the night of June 3. The following morning, a judge set a bail of $500,000, which wasGizaw remained out of custody until Tuesday night when his attorney, Scott McGinty, said Gizaw self-surrendered to authorities again.
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