A 13-year-old girl was fatally shot during an altercation at Alderwood mall in Lynnwood Wednesday evening.
Jayda Woods-Johnson was shot and killed in the Alderwood mall food court by a 16-year-old boy on July 3, 2024. Woods-Johnson was uninvolved in a preceding altercation between two groups, police said.
Johnson was taken to a nearby hospital shortly after the shooting and eventually died from her injuries, police said. Scared. I was very scared," Jacobo added. "I never would've thought this could happen at our Alderwood mall. It was very scary. Everyone was running and in a state of panic and it was very scary.The murder weapon has not yet been recovered, police said, and detectives are continuing to follow all leads and collect any available evidence.
Lynnwood Mayor Christine Frizzell released a statement Thursday morning, calling the incident a "horrible tragedy" and commending police for their "willingness to serve our city in dangerous and difficult situations."
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