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   LYNNWOOD, Wash. — The family of 13-year-old Jayda Woods-Johnson is   
   remembering her as "a firecracker that could light up the room," while also   
   expressing their disappointment that her alleged killer is out on bail.   
      
   Jayda was shot after two groups got into a fight in the Alderwood Mall food   
   court on July 3. A 16-year-old from Edmonds allegedly fired a gun just after   
   6 p.m.   
      
   The suspected shooter was brought to the police station by his mother and   
   booked on suspicion of murder that night.   
      
   The suspect posted bail, the Snohomish County Prosecutor's Office told KING   
   5 on Friday, July 5. A future hearing had not been scheduled as of July 5.   
      
   Cheryl Huffman, a spokesperson for Jayda's family, said she lived just five   
   minutes from the mall. Jayda was passing time with a friend while the   
   friend's parents waiting in the parking lot outside.   
      
   “I guarantee you Jayda didn’t even know that fight was going on. She was in   
   her own world. Happy-go-lucky. Wanted to see the best in everybody,” Huffman   
   said.   
      
   Though Jayda's mother and father Tabatha and Jeremy Johnson said they are   
   grateful for Lynnwood police for their "diligence and commitment to finding   
   justice" for their daughter, they also said in a statement they are   
   concerned the 16-year-old suspect is out on bail.   
      
   “We are extremely disappointed and disgusted to learn the mall shooter, the   
   16-year-old, responsible for murdering our daughter, is shockingly already   
   out on bail back comfortable in his home. This is completely unreasonable   
   and an example as to why this continues to occur too often in our country,   
   our justice system isn’t taking a strong enough stand against those who are   
   committing these senseless acts of violence,” Tabatha Johnson said in a   
   prepared statement.   
      
   Jayda's family remembers her as being full of life and someone who "loved   
   all things about it. She enjoyed exploring new places, singing and dancing.   
      
   "A quiet Jayda was rare, as she was a firecracker that could light up any   
   room she was in. Infected everyone around her with laughter and playfulness.   
   She was the type of person to roll down a grassy hill and get everyone else   
   to follow," a statement from Jayda's family reads, in part.   
      
   Jayda attended Brier Terrace Middle School in the Edmonds School District.   
   Counselors were made available July 5 and again on July 8.   
      
   "Our hearts go out to Jayda’s family and friends during this incredibly   
   difficult time. Please know that we stand with you in grief and sorrow," the   
   district's statement reads, in part.   
      
   Jayda is survived by her parents and two younger brothers.   
      
   A fundraiser has been set up to help pay for memorial expenses.   
      
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   https://www.king5.com/article/news/crime/lynnwood-alderwood-mall-shooting-   
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