LYNNWOOD, Wash. — With her late daughter’s middle school as the backdrop, mom Tabitha Johnson is speaking out as she calls for armed teens to be held accountable for their actions in the courts.
Jada Woods-Johnson, 13, was shot and killed by a stray bullet inside the Alderwood Mall on July 3. A 16-year-old Edmonds boy, Samuel L. Gizaw, was arrested in connection to the killing – but was released on $50,000 bond.
“Put yourself in our shoes,” Johnson said. “What if this was your kid? Jada was so innocent, and this shouldn’t be her story.”
Gizaw was rearrested days later and charged as an adult in the case.
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