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   LYNNWOOD, Wash. — Prosecutors filed charges Tuesday afternoon against a   
   teenager who is accused of fatally shooting a 13-year-old girl inside the   
   Alderwood mall in Lynnwood last week.   
      
   According to court records, Samuel Gizaw, 16, of Mukilteo, is charged with   
   murder in the first degree, murder in the second degree, assault in the   
   first degree, and unlawful possession of a firearm in the second degree.   
      
   The charges are filed in Snohomish County Superior Court. Washington law   
   stipulates that juveniles aged 16 or 17 who are charged with 'serious   
   violent offenses,' which includes murder, are automatically referred to   
   the adult court system.   
      
   Lynnwood police allege Gizaw took a gun to the Alderwood mall on July 3   
   and became involved in a fight between two groups of juveniles. According   
   to investigators, Gizaw pulled out his gun and fired, striking Jayda   
   Woods-Johnson.   
      
   Police said Woods-Johnson was an innocent bystander and not involved in   
   the altercation that preceded the shooting.   
      
   A police report released Tuesday clarifies that Gizaw had been punched in   
   the face and then chased the person who punched him while pulling out the   
   gun. The report says Gizaw aimed and fired at the teen who had just   
   punched him, but the round missed and struck Woods-Johnson.   
      
   Gizaw was originally turned into police by his mother hours after the   
   shooting. According to court records, he was released from custody a day   
   later when his family posted a bond for the $500,000 bail amount.   
      
   "The defendant is a risk to fail to appear again in the future. The   
   defendant now is aware he is being charged as an adult and facing the   
   possibility of substantially more time in custody," deputy prosecuting   
   attorney Elise Ann Deschenes wrote in charging documents. "During the   
   course of their investigation, detectives have found or been told of many   
   social media posts about this incident. In one post, an uninvolved   
   individual boasts that law enforcement will not find the firearm,   
   indicating that arrangements were made to dispose of the this evidence.   
   Police recovered the defendant's cell phone from an individual he gave to   
   as they fled the mall. It is clear the defendant has attempted to hide   
   evidence."   
      
   With the charges being filed, a $2-million warrant for Gizaw's arrest was   
   issued.   
      
   As of Tuesday afternoon, Gizaw remained out of custody.   
      
   Conversation   
      
   Discerned2023   
   9 hours ago   
      
   There ought to be domestic terrorism charges added too. Anyone who shoots   
   up a shopping mall creates a degree of fear of being in danger by just   
   eating in the food court. This is the kind of laws that we need. Not   
   further restrictions on gun ownership.   
      
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