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Girl, 13, shot dead in shopping mall fight was just a bystander in the wrong place at wrong time, cops say
By Hannah Fierick,
16 hours ago
A 13-year-old girl was in the wrong place at the wrong time when she was fatally shot as she walked past a fight that broke out in a shopping mall food court in Washington state, cops said.
The young victim has been identified as Jayda Woods Johnson.
Jayda Woods Johnson, 13, was shot and killed by a stray bullet at Alderwood mall Wednesday. Lynnwood PD The shooting happened after a fight took place between two groups of teenage boys in the mall’s food court. ZUMAPRESS.com
The suspect – a 16-year-old boy from Edmonds, Washington, is believed to have fired a single round following a fight with another group of teenagers in the Alderwood Mall food court.
Johnson, who was walking by the quarrel with a friend, was struck by the stray bullet. She was rushed to the hospital but later died.
The scene involved four to five teenage boys who approached two other boys — resulting in a physical fight and the eventual shooting, according to police.
The suspect, a 16-year-old from Edmonton, was turned into police by his mother. Lynnwood PD Initially photos of the suspect were posted to the Lynwood police social media while they searched for him. Lynnwood PD
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