13-year-old girl shot and killed during altercation at Alderwood mall

A 13-year-old girl was fatally shot during an altercation at the Alderwood mall food court in Lynnwood Wednesday evening.
Lynnwood police said the incident began around 6:04 p.m., with an altercation between two groups of people. During the altercation, one teenage boy pulled out a gun and fired at the other group. However, the bullet hit an uninvolved 13-year-old girl who was not connected to either group.
Police identified the victim as Jayda Woods-Johnson.
The shooter, a 16-year-old boy from Edmonds, was brought into a police station later in the evening by his mother. He's in custody and will be booked into jail for murder.
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[@shins99babydoll]

A teenage girl hanging out at the mall with friends during summer break isn’t “wrong place, wrong time.” We just live in a society where we have to risk our lives to go to school, hang out at the mall with friends, go watch a movie, go to the store, go to church!! Sad times

[@readtherealanthonyfaucibyr6444]

The chances increase exponentially when standing near "two groups of ""teens""

[@ygrittesnow1701]

I would argue the problem is from over population and the increased density of these major cities.

[@readtherealanthonyfaucibyr6444]

@@ygrittesnow1701 Japanese cities are dense too...densely packed with peaceful and civil Japanese people and only Japanese people.

[@silentmajority8365]

@@readtherealanthonyfaucibyr6444 Blatts

[@silentmajority8365]

@@ygrittesnow1701 Over population from illegals and POCGANGS

[@julesmisty]

His mom did the right thing dragging him to cops to confess. Our kids can't go to the food court at the freaking mall? Unbelievable. R.I.P. Sweetheart😢

[@justonetime112]

Vote Biden😮

[@noodles5358]

@@justonetime112how does this have anything to do woth biden

[@adamjohnson6432]

​@@justonetime112Hey moron, how is voting for Biden going to stop this?

[@randynix9805]

@@justonetime112 Why? So, he can further defund the police, while allowing this time of America to continue. We need to take our country back from the Anti-American Biden Regime.

[@straubdavid9]

@@justonetime112 Biden is nothing more than a zombie at this point. If you want more dysfunction and chaos, by all means vote for that moron.

[@auntlala4971]

Teenagers running around with guns..awful

[@jimlewis2395]

Dont they know its illegal ???

[@dar7230]

Usuals

[@ShamanTiers]

@@jimlewis2395 Do criminals ever follow laws? Silly democrat

[@jimlewis2395]

@@ShamanTiers "democrat" ??? 🤣🤣🤣🤣 That is the last thing I would ever be......Its known as "Sarcasm"

[@andrebrown4669]

Adults who run around with guns acting like teens is even WORSE.🤨

[@RobertJohnson-bj5lk]

This is one of the biggest reasons why shopping malls and movie theaters are slowly dying. It’s much harder to get killed just staying at home shopping on Amazon and streaming movies on your big flat screen TV.

[@williegreen9102]

That's not the reason you dummy. Amazon is the real reason😂

[@keekers]

Getting much easier to have mental health issues and feel lonely too. Much harder to make friends. Much harder to date. Much harder to human.

[@keithbell7515]

​​@@keekersUnfortunately, that is by design. The people in charge want to eliminate the middle class!. It is all about money..

[@ShanteeSmith]

​@@keekers🎯🥺

[@andrebrown4669]

@@RobertJohnson-bj5lk Sad, but true. 👍🏾

[@sherrilynnnelson703]

If this murderer's mama hadn't turned him in, he'd still be on the run.

[@WillieColes-wq9lc]

No father mother didn't raise a child,she gave us a monster.

[@antmck99]

​@WillieColes-wq9lc you can always raise them at home. But its not a 24 hour thing. Rich parents can send them to a good school. Most kids learn everything at school as well

[@I_Am_Warden]

​@@WillieColes-wq9lc no all people turn into many things he was stupid but not a monster... serial killers are monsters, mass shooters are monsters this was a gun battle. Sadly she was caught in between a stupid situation between kids who shouldn't be doing anything like that and many kids doing things behind parents backs these no matter whether in the suburbs or the hoods.

[@marilynwillett804]

@@antmck99 he did not learn morals at school that comes from the home, SHE IS EQUALLY TO BLAME.

[@silentmajority8365]

@@WillieColes-wq9lc a prime8

[@KissMahGrits]

Innocent girl taken by little monsters whose parents failed to raise them.

[@ItsMe-vg4vj]

They bring out the animal in those they raise. Let your girls walk naked see what happens right. Maybe in some cultures where people have no self control women need to cover up huh

[@crystalpost736]

In NO WAY am I justifying this. That said! ITS NOT ALWAYS THE PARENT FAILURE IN RAISING THEIR KIDS... Kids sadly may have anger issues. Parents who, God forbid, are working let their age appropriate kids go out hang with friends. Some which get in the wrong crowd. Ya think they gonna be up front a out being involved with those bad groups? Parents blame themselves enough. To end this HOS MOM EVEN BROUGHT HER SON IN TO TURN HIM IN. MAKE SURE HE'S HELD ACCOUNTABLE!

[@slicedice577]

Like the white people.😅😂

[@charritolopez8223]

Sometimes it's all the bad stuff they watch movies,music videos etc.

[@tonyascarlett2413]

​@@BucceyHe did what he did because of himself.

[@KansasCityScientologyAudit]

My daughter, 17 at the time, & I were in a similar situation while shopping for her Senior Prom dress. She was leaving right after graduation for Army Basic Training. She is less than a yr now, from full military retirement. 2 gangs decided to shoot it out in the food court, directly across from the store we were shopping at. It was the store clerk's first day, & she immediately directed everyone to the back room as bullets were hitting the glass around the huge open front door, & in thru the racks of clothes. We crawled along the floor from the front to the back, & helped other customers do the same. Some were just frozen in fear, & the 2 other store clerks followed the new girls directions, & we all got into the back room. We could hear the voices of the 2 gangs screaming at each other, then more shots fired. Some of them were actually in the store. We kept everyone quiet, & soon it got quiet outside, but for 1 male voice screaming "I'm shot! I'm shot!" He was 1 of the gang nembers. We finally got a knock on the door saying It's the police. Open up! We made him prove it!!!!! They took all of our statements, & my daughter & I gave descriptions, as we were right at the front of the store, feet from the food court, when it started. We originally thought someone dropped a tray of food, so looked to see who did. We were pretty shook, didn't get a prom dress, but were grateful the only person shot was 1 of the gang. It did turn out a young teen turned up later at a hospital who had also been shot. Both survived. The mall did everything they could to minimize the situation, although yheir security is a joke! Within days, I wrote the the Store Manager, the Regional Manager, & the Corporate Office to commend a young lady, on her 1st day of work, with great instincts & leadership, who saved lives that day! We're all so quick to write bad reviews & condemn, but I thought she needed to be recognized! Later my daughter & I were fliwn to NYC, where the young lady received a Hero Award from the Corporate Office, & a new job offer there! ❤❤❤ PS, I don't go to Malls anymore, & rarely to any crowded event, but last year went to the KC Chiefs Super Bowl Parade. We had a shooting there, multiple victims, many of them children, & 1 fatality. I doubt I will EVER go out into a crowd again!

[@ahmataevo]

I'm sure they fired her for violating store policy. It's how all these stores have been for years.

[@KansasCityScientologyAudit]

@@ahmataevo I know that's been the case with other employers, but as I stated, this company celebrated her at their National Conference in NYC, & offered her a Corporate job.

[@00pinkman00]

I understand you have made a personal choice based on dreadful experiences. I only offer this, if we abandon our freedom of movement, then the thugs will truly own the streets and even police officers will be at greater risk. Nothing is gained, or won by living in fear. Additionally, I will say you personally have paid a dues that many people will not understand. You should not have any guilt for your current choices.

[@brucewelnack6382]

Something must be done about the crime wave perpetrated by these “Dutch tourists” who are prone to violence and have no impulse control.

[@teresasmith360]

What the hell is this “wrong place wrong time” BS? The victim is a member of the public who is at a public facility where people go to eat and shop. Surely you can do better reporting than this.

[@virginiahobby3726]

Leftists way of thinking Over 90% of media.is.owned by Leftists. Including News Papers and Radio Stations.

[@jonathanperry6302]

Wrong place wrong time means just that. This is a fallen world. No place is safe you know that. We don’t live in a utopia.

[@Decision333]

That is literally what happened. Just think about back in the old days in sundown towns, that is the wrong place wrong time for some people.

[@culcune]

Curtis Sliwa, the founder of the Guardian Angels, said something similar years ago to what you wrote during an interview. It was something along the lines of there should never be a 'wrong place/wrong time' for law abiding people. People should never have to fear being in a place. I personally believe that if there are numerous places we have to fear being at any time of day, then the 2nd Amendment needs to remain a right for all law abiding citizens. Law abiding to include being legally carrying a firearm, and if not, there should be harsh penalties and harsh penalty enhancements (if other crimes are committed) for not legally carrying a firearm, such as this 16 year old if he is charged, tried, and convicted.

[@Medi0cre]

@@culcune Except this is not a public facility but a private facility, meaning 2nd Amendment would not apply if guns are banned.

[@rottenparts]

An altercation between 2 groups in a foot court and they hit an innocent person. That says it all.

[@TTnoyb]

food court not foot court

[@lilblackduc7312]

I've seen videos. They're idiots, spraying bullets everywhere. Never shot a box of shells at the target range. Disrespect for firearms. No upbringing. The list goes on...

[@Crunch_dGH]

Guns too easy -> mass proliferation -> random gun violence

[@lilblackduc7312]

Again, my comment was suppressed by the Ministry of Speech Correctness & Censorship.

[@jandoxbsbnx]

those two groups are the color of u know what

[@DamplyDoo]

"two groups" = "2 gangs" 😐

[@andrebrown4669]

That's obvious to you and I so, it should've been obvious to the people working in the mall BEFORE all of the shooting went down. They stereotype so much they should've called the police 🚔. HOWEVER, the cops will act like they're so innocent because there was no crime committed. So, the workers are in a lose -lose situation. 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@joytoyouandme4593]

@@andrebrown4669- So now the mall workers are under fire for not calling the police when two groups appear to be related to gangs? What are the police going to pick them up for, hanging out at the mall? This isn't a mall worker issue. Our society has deteriorated for a number of reasons, no simple solutions.

[@andrebrown4669]

@joytoyouandme4593 Your ABSOLUTELY 💯 % CORRECT. I did mention in my comment that the mall workers are in a lose-lose situation with calling for help. Did you see that? However, mall workers are ALSO security and lost prevention agents who are trained to look for potential threats. In this era of snach -grab & go large groups of males should be a target. 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@mclovin1546]

​@@andrebrown4669mall workers are NOT security. There's actual mall security for that...... stop showing false sht to make a bull sht point you don't have. Pos

[@isabellind1292]

@@andrebrown4669 Maybe you should find an alternative # to call in an emergency so you don't clog up the system and waste police resources and taxpayers money over your catastrophes if you're under the impression cops have nothing better to do than round you up based solely on your appearance when you're minding your own business and haven't committed a crime! You're welcome.

[@kevinwright5106]

88% of men in prison grew up in fatherless homes.

[@Crimesuks-ie2oz]

So?? Heard that excuse

[@waynedavis936]

You can't mention that any more since it's considered racist, due to democrats using "equity" as a measure instead of equality as the standard. Notice when too many minorities by percentage commit a crime, it becomes either legal, or down graded or not charged at all. It does not matter which race is involved, even though all races have this issue.

[@lemmdus2119]

No name or picture, mother brought him in….that tells us a lot.

[@ChelseaBrown-fz1mj]

​@@Crimesuks-ie2ozExcellent reply.

[@herchelleonwood7463]

@@Crimesuks-ie2oz yousuk.. isn't a 2 parent home one of the biggest concerns for right wingers ? you morons can't decide which side of the fence your on !

[@beths999]

What’s so frightening is the age of these kids!! Breakdown of family!

[@Oldwomaninthewoods]

Two income families have existed since the 80’s. One income, single parent, way longer than that.

[@hughjanus5518]

Yet another thing Democrats demonize and attack.

[@TruthwillPrevail7938]

Last generation

[@marlak4203]

Yes and i was surprised this was a 13 year old. I had to click cause i couldn't believe it.

[@TRUMP-ki9vn]

Fatherless society!!! The mother should know where’s her thug kid is. What is a 16 year old doing with a gun. STOP HAVING CHILDREN IF YOU CANNOT SUPPORT THEM PROPERLY!!! NO MERCY IN THE KILLER! Or the family that let him run wild!!!

[@danielemerson6833]

Teenagers can't have guns. That's illegal.

[@LunarSault23]

BuT iT's ThEiR sEcOnD aMmEnDmEnT rIgHt

[@user-xp3sd8ok6d]

There parents can and they don’t keep it safe in a secure area

[@stevengallant6363]

​@@LunarSault23not under 18 years old. Smarten up

[@deanfirnatine7814]

@@LunarSault23 Wow, you are unreal, they are NOT allowed to have guns legally yet people like you think yet another law they will not follow will solve this. FYI I used to track gun trafficking for the Feds across the US border, rifles go South and pistols that are illegal in Mexico come North.

[@danielemerson6833]

@@deanfirnatine7814 chill, am on your side. Parents should have some responsibility. To what limit; I lack that knowledge.

[@lavernewoodward6603]

Why do they say two groups ? Call it what it is, two gangs. When will law enforcement get rid of the gangs? My condolences to the young lady's family and friends. She was NOT in the wrong place at the wrong time. Those gangs were. They should have been in prison.

[@levelintent]

It may not have been gangs... just two coward groups of people

[@NotGahruvey]

Because just because it is a group of kids doesn’t mean its a gang… this isn’t rocket science.

[@michaelmorgan7893]

@@lavernewoodward6603 I agree. I don't understand why street gangs cannot be arrested and tried under domestic terrorism laws. Get the Office of Homeland Security on board with gang erratication and quit wasting money prosecuting parents that speak out at a school board meeting.

[@Dick.Head-_-]

Lol groups of kids are gangs now? Stereotype much? Ban rap music too!

[@DJBillionator]

Lack of a Nuclear family is the problem. Half of America is divorced or a single parent.

[@AminaPhilosophy]

Lack of quality fathers is the problem. They don’t need to be in the home in order to be in their children’s lives and instill values. The fathers are just leaving the sons alone to navigate the wild wild west.

[@Elo-hv3fw]

@@AminaPhilosophy Still looking for someone who pays your "quality bills" ?

[@JackoWillMakeLives-loveu]

Actually only 30% of white children are born to unwed parents. Hispanics and blacks are over 50% and near 80% respectively.

[@spirit13the1st6]

​who told you that lie. Are security guards " in" banks to protect the precious money. You women are " little girls" A HARD WORKING BIO DAD GUARDING THE FAMILY IS LIKE " GOLD".

[@DJBillionator]

@@spirit13the1st6 I take care of mine.

[@zetamale7952]

No longer a safe society.

[@zarbins]

Crime and violent altercations are down precipitously since the 70's and 80's. News and media reporting, the need for content, is up thousands of percentages though.

[@abrowne153]

No longer?? When was it ever?

[@newbeginnings4122]

@@zetamale7952 Never was.

[@DoSumpnDiff]

​@@abrowne153Before leftism took over, that's when. I know people that lived in NYC and other areas that didn't have to lock their doors and slept outside.

[@user-wd4uf2sm5d]

Lawlessness a sign of the end times. Yes, this is only one instance but It's getting worse.

[@Quipson]

Those people fight over mall food, too.

[@ahmataevo]

There's a reason why stereotypes exist.

[@lc1429]

men commit most of the crimes, so all men are bad right?

[@andrebrown4669]

As a black man I can't argue that fact. I can't even go to ANY public place without being treated like I'm a number one suspected. I've worked LEGAL jobs ALL my life and I NEVER stole anything. I can't count how many wallets I've returned to people full of money and didn't even get a simple "Thank you." But yet when I walk past a car I hear doors lock, women clinch onto their pocketbook as I walk by. I have to live with that because of the way too MANY of my people who look just like me are acting. This is sad but true.😢

[@ChaniKynes-xc8qi]

​@@andrebrown4669Stop tapdancing for racists.

[@foysollee750]

Who, or the gun lover's lol

[@andrebrown4669]

@@foysollee750 What are you talking about? And why is that so funny? 🤔

[@Kloutkulture]

Guns don’t kill people, people do.

[@inkcrediblepoet5484]

And this helps her mother how

[@BTS_lover77]

@@inkcrediblepoet5484it doesn’t, it’s just a fact

[@brianjones7660]

I have yet to see a pistol up on charges for Murder One.....funny...

[@TimothyJones-rp2rf]

@@brianjones7660 And corporations are people my friend now, aren't they?

[@Crusty.Dusty.Muskie.2024]

Stop blaming gun's for black, I mean usual suspect behavior.

[@rbstevns1534]

You know who the shooters are when they don’t tell you who it was

[@poppadoc5614]

@@rbstevns1534 who?

[@94XJ]

A minor?

[@fracturedsolace145]

Wyte people

[@sheelfjohnson]

You know who the racist is when he makes this comment.

[@lgbfjb1183]

@@poppadoc5614either black or illegal migrant

[@jerrodyeomans464]

..But there's a sign that says no weapons allowed. Sadly, criminals don't follow laws. .. but there's a low that says an underage individual can't possess a firearm. Laws don't stop criminals.

[@deanfirnatine7814]

Exactly that is what makes them criminals, Mexico has extremely strict laws regarding gun ownership yet its a warzone

[@47coffee]

"Weapon Free Area" signs may as well say "Open Slaughter Area, because law abiding citizens won't be carrying here, have fun!"

[@user-sf9gs2pg1b]

@@deanfirnatine7814 Yeah, it's because they're neighboring the USA. 70-90% of guns in Mexico are said to have come from the USA. Different sites say different statistics though, so feel free to search around if that's a topic of interest. They'd probably still smuggle them in somehow though because of corruption and gangs.

[@loridiaz1640]

I carry all the time, I dont go to malls or stores if I can avoid it.. I also never dropped my kids off at a mall .. kids at a mall.. kids are not adults.

[@Crunch_dGH]

Guns too easy -> mass proliferation -> random gun violence

[@chris323]

Single Mom with a thug son, what race?

[@Virginia-vn7ud]

Number 1 lack of fear of God

[@ascended17]

First time I see a comment making mention to the one higher and only main fundamental concept to our existente. We all should fear to the Lord. God first above all. Take my like. You are in the right path.

[@rbstevns1534]

My son will never go to the mall without me, 2A is a must these days

[@julesmisty]

THAT is not the answer. When average citizens think they have to have kids in their site 24/7, something must change. Society cannot accept this as "normal behaviour" or something that's "expected at the mall" EVER. This is not normal. Imagine if all kids at the mall were carrying guns and one of them got pissed off at another. We are waiting for all out war if this is expected. It's disgusting and needs to be stopped, by parents! Search your kids stuff! If they live in your house and you pay all their bills, it's all your business. There's no privacy allowed when kids are teens.

[@detective2221]

@@julesmisty Malls are dying anyway, but you are still incorrect. Parents are not going to check their kids for weapons. Parents haven't been responsible for a while now, and so it's only natural that the Government will need to step in here.

[@readtherealanthonyfaucibyr6444]

@@julesmisty Imagine if all kids at the mall were carrying guns? Many of the ones who live in the hood are, no need to imagine.

[@user-ej2nd1xe7f]

Evil boy

[@reachlove6779]

Just misguided by the lack of parental guidance leading up to himself making stupid mistakes with his life choices.

[@readtherealanthonyfaucibyr6444]

That's racist

[@LaneigeLvr]

@@readtherealanthonyfaucibyr6444HOW IS THAT RACUST HE SHOT AND KILLED A 13 YEAR OLD GIRL

[@readtherealanthonyfaucibyr6444]

@@LaneigeLvr It was sarcasm. People say "that's racist" so much now that I figured people would automatically get the sarcasm.

[@ChaniKynes-xc8qi]

​@@readtherealanthonyfaucibyr6444You must be the smartest boy in special Ed.

[@johndoe2480]

Usual suspects.... 13/60

[@lemmdus2119]

16 yo with a firearm, so gun laws don’t work. What’s the name of the perp? No mug shot or picture of the perp….we know the race.

[@AK47BLACKice]

The mall my gf’s little sister works at don’t like them coming around. One guy was shot dead there just 6months ago. There was also a shoplifting heist committed by two of them at the Macy’s there not too long ago.

[@supervong1]

Gun laws don't apply to kids who steal guns.

[@plasmodesma7569]

whoa.. i was sitting in that exact food court two days ago. scary! feel so bad for her family - such a tragedy when a young and budding life is cut short.

[@MrMoDaddy]

What liberal city is it?

[@milanamughal]

@@MrMoDaddy Very liberal.

[@urfav.emerie]

i literally was just there with my sisters. that could have been any of us.

[@plasmodesma7569]

@@MrMoDaddy it’s connected to all the liberal cities in the greater Seattle area. Full of crime and district attorneys that won’t prosecute.

[@salty_snowboarder]

​@@MrMoDaddy3:33 in the video says Seattle, so that's my guess

[@teabagginelite7030]

A 13 year old girl dies because some failed parents failed to raise their kids right.

[@johnlance-bu6jj]

Do you know the definition of " Mass confusion " ? Fathers Day in dark town .

[@FredCarpenter-pb6bd]

It's more complex than that.

[@MonkeyMind69]

The mother had her son turn himself in... but I'm willing to bet that this was a fatherless home. Statistically speaking, fatherless homes result in children with bad behavior, which is most likely to escalate into criminal behavior.

[@plasmodesma7569]

@@FredCarpenter-pb6bd obviously, but you can’t just gloss over the main contributing factor. It needs to be said and accepted. Single mother homes are #1 reason for this destruction.

[@readtherealanthonyfaucibyr6444]

Just make sure you view this parental failure as an isolated case, and never ever think about demographic statistics, else you'd be racist.

[@Crayz919]

Typical suspects

[@xr-cl6sr]

Florence Kentucky

[@marcelogouveia9614]

But saying the obvious is taboo! 😢

[@langston122]

Typical white response.

[@langston122]

You must be white.

[@foysollee750]

Who, or the gun lover's lol

[@JayLove-zk7pj]

Poor girl just hanging out at the mall. Doing what most of us did in our youth. Yet, a cowardly monster took her life.

[@v.a.993]

Condolences to her family and friends. She was a young girl hanging out at the mall. Nothing could be a more innocent thing for young people to do in the summertime.

[@detective2221]

No one goes to the Mall anymore.

[@v.a.993]

@@detective2221obviously

[@MarkMay-cr6bv]

@@detective2221 If no one goes to the mall anymore then what were they all doing there, genius?

[@angelarobertson6398]

Kudos to his Mother!! This kid is out of control and now, an innocent person is dead

[@newbeginnings4122]

No kudos to her she created this monster and obviously didn't raise him right.

[@noodles5358]

@@newbeginnings4122why so quick to blame the mother?

[@newbeginnings4122]

@@noodles5358 Cause it's her who raised this monster.

[@brendawilson1625]

​​@@newbeginnings4122Do you of have children? Don't accuse the mother you know nothing abt her. I'm sure if even though you had good parents, you did things that were wrong. following wrong crowd and etc. The mother turned her son in, she saved the police time and money searching for her son. So she did the right thing.

[@staybraaapin3464]

@@noodles5358where’s the father

[@mylifeasricky6715]

I remember being 13 and not being allowed to go anywhere at that age except school and being in the front yard 🤣

[@rumham7130]

Rap music and gang culture really suck.

[@ferretapocalypse]

JFC. When are ppl going to stop blaming guns and place the blame where it belongs. “The usual suspects”. “Teens”

[@missmaryjanegreen]

The blame is GUNS

[@silentmajority8365]

@@missmaryjanegreen In the hands of blkgangs

[@missmaryjanegreen]

@@silentmajority8365 more like whyte teenaged xtian nationalist 🤷‍♀️

[@ultramagapatriot5874]

Usual SUSPECTS as always!!

[@AK47BLACKice]

This is why I avoid crowds. I don’t go anywhere where there are a lot of people anymore.

[@andreaparke4899]

Don’t blame guns. Blame parents that don’t teach kids right from wrong. Don’t teach kids that lives have value. Kids don’t value their own lives.

[@jimbones155]

I would take a wild guess about the race, but why bother, because it's always the gun not the person.

[@RoughNeckDelta]

I ask questions like this all the time, like if a knife and a gun are both weapons, why don't people use knives instead of guns? Is there something different about guns where they always prefer to defend themselves with guns instead of knives?

[@digger1825]

​@@RoughNeckDeltaYes because they're cowards and they can't fight one-on-one So instead they've learned to use guns if you listen to rap songs the music they listen to they sing about it they think it's being a badass One actuality their cowards but it doesn't matter take away the guns they will use knives take away the knives they will use a rock it's not the object it's the person I have guns I was raised with guns we had guns in our gun racks we went to school we never shot anybody because we were raised right we were raised to respect the guns and to be a man you don't shoot someone when you're mad at him

[@deebrown7160]

I'm guessing White

[@SueB6491]

⁠@@deebrown7160 love your comment - some good Jewish sarcastic humor there! 😂

[@carybobo]

@@RoughNeckDeltaeasy answer as to why they use guns instead of knives. They’re to afraid to get close contact so they use guns in separation. The other is video games, movies, hip hop, etc don’t glorify violence with knives. It’s guns instead. Lastly, the juvenile judiciary system shares a big chunk of the blame. “Deferred prosecution” program is a breeding ground for criminality. It’s a program that does not hold youth accountable. It’s also worked its way into adult court system as well.

[@Doostbunny]

I left literally 5-10 minutes before that happened

[@realestatecoach8626]

Wow. You were protected!

[@leekelley4701]

Prob shouldn't go back either. Being armed won't protect you from a stray b

[@thatssodaisy3276]

What state is this? RIP and my deepest condolences to the family

[@hughjanus5518]

And I guarantee you will be stupid enough to continue voting blue

[@hughjanus5518]

​@@thatssodaisy3276Washington State

[@alinatarasyukrussianrefuge6549]

his mom is no hero. she's just an opportunist who's grateful to be rid of him.

[@briang9005]

Exactly! If she was a good mom, this would have never happened in the first place. Her lack of parenting and letting the streets raise her thug offspring led to this. The signs were there, she knew he was a thug, she did not do anything until it was too late.

[@00pinkman00]

Thankfully not everyone sees the world in you negative perspective.

[@keluvnme]

@@briang9005what an awful thing to say! You dk what type of parent she was! You can lead a horse to the water but u can’t make them drink

[@briang9005]

@@keluvnme People under the age of 18 are given lighter sentences due to the idea their mind is not fully developed enough to fully comprehend the consequences of their actions. This puts the responsibility squarely on the parent of the under 18 person. Legally, parents are responsible for all actions of their offspring until the age of 18. Someone has to and should be held responsible for this person's actions. Also, I will bet my bottom dollar that this is not the thug's first run in with the law. You do not go from good boy to gun shooting thug overnight. I am sure he's been a problem his entire life. It took him un-aliving someone for the mother to finally take action. The mother is a day late and a dollar short and should be in jail with her thug offspring.

[@Only_AGem]

Wellll !! 😢That was hard to read so Ima say as a black mother I almost got mad but looking at the words you chose to use.I knew I couldn’t waste my time on someone that don’t know Not Shit that gos on in OUR BLACK COMMUNITY so with that’d R.I.P to that beautiful teen may God be With her nd her family

[@robertnunn3015]

Living now in the Philippines I never fear this because the safety here in malls and stores is amazing !

[@sylvia2015]

How many more will die senselessly? Condolences to this young girl's family. RIP

[@getbendt2970]

Ask the Democrat party and Black leaders.

[@mainCW]

"How many more will die senselessly?" Before people realize b-Lack violence is out of control?

[@jamilateef6392]

from me at 27 in my life only build orchards serve healthy things to eat. my fortune i inherited is never have eye build or promote any type of harmful chemicals poisons no type of weapons . joyful eye never have had to create those types of difficult things.

[@charlielopez127]

Where is the black community protesting against gun violence

[@KCN8er]

Where is the white community when a white shooter goes on a rampage?

[@christheghostwriter]

What's wrong with you?

[@hughjanus5518]

They'd rather back organizations like BLM😂

[@devonboyer626]

They don't give a crap!

[@cravenlestat7006]

People violence please stop saying those last two words

[@user-zk4oe7mc8n]

Because evil people use guns as tools doesn't mean the Good should be disarmed.

[@davepowell7168]

Chatbot rhetoric

[@samanthageach3146]

@@davepowell7168 It may be. It's not wrong though!

[@user-hh7bc1uq9w]

This is ridiculous life lost for nothing

[@robocop3174]

Sounds like that mall is culturally enriched

[@hoodooking1133]

His parents should get the time in prison their kid took from that young lady and that demon should get 75years in a 4 foot prison.

[@00pinkman00]

Not in this instance. The shooter's moma turned him in. A decent person if you ask me, who can turn their own child in to the police.

[@hoodooking1133]

@@00pinkman00 no escorting him I after the shooting doesn't matter she was making sure they didn't kill the boy that's all

[@Metal_Siren]

@@hoodooking1133 you're right. she's gonna feed her young boy to the meat machine called prison. Time to join a real gang! Honestly do you think a failure of a parent would really go that far? why even get caught up in that business when you can continue to not exist

[@johnwalck3133]

It’s not a stereotype if it’s true….

[@mauriceantoine3541]

Whye folks are cannibals How you like dem apples

[@lc1429]

so all men are bad considering they commit most of the crime right?

[@richardtyler9368]

@@mauriceantoine3541huh? Can you retype that in English?

[@ChaniKynes-xc8qi]

​@@richardtyler9368It is clear to me, you must be slow.

[@cherryli5097]

The mall is not the safe place anymore.

[@davidochoa774]

I'm very sad to see that a place where I used to hang out with friends is now a dangerous cesspool.

[@Trollinskyy]

@@davidochoa774good thing the mall allows folks who are law abiding to carry and protect themselves against people who don’t follow that little gun with a circle and line through it icon at the entrance. Owait

[@mainCW]

Say the reason why...

[@mopthermopther]

I don’t go to the mall anymore. My mother says it’s too dangerous

[@thaistomp]

Don't go unless you have a couple guys and armed to the teeth.

[@Mai-sx3yf]

Stay in a bubble

[@oldschool1993]

There is a 13% chance of a positive identification.

[@xDASSLERx]

60% its a basketball american

[@spirit13the1st6]

Stop being slick with the 13% Theres no gun violence in Africa so its not color. America was a violent country before we got guns. Its the blind mix of international cultures among other problems instead of REPRESENTING AMERICAN CULTURE LAND OF THE FREE AND THE HOME OF THE BRAVE. WE ARE GREAT LIVE THAT CULTURE BRAVE GUYS DONT BRING GUNS TO MALLS THEY USE THOSE " HANDS"

[@MalcomHeavy]

Every single time, they specifically tip-toed around giving a description of the suspect. I wonder why? The officer was the only one who gave an accurate description. But when asked to describe the two groups in the altercarion, hmmmm. He tip-toed around certain... details of their descriptions.

[@thomaspepper2201]

Thank God for the states ""HUG A THUG PROGRAM"" Id say it's not working. to said !!

[@davidmccants6278]

They're too stupid to get that

[@carefulconsumer8682]

New independent film: "Wakanda goes to Mall."

[@johnlance-bu6jj]

@thomaspepper , I love it . " Hug A Thug Program " You just made my day . I would love to have a bumper sticker with Hug A Thug Program on it .

[@thomaspepper2201]

@@johnlance-bu6jj Thanks John that how all the WOKE CITY'S in WA. are. You probably missed the program they had in Seattle a year or so back, It was the GRIEF COUNSELOR STOP DOMESTIC PROGRAM. same as the HUG A THUG it lasted less then 6 months because 2-3 counselors got stabed and killed. They would respond to domestic calls.That was a failure also. Welcome to the WOKETARDS OF WA.

[@Terrathrax]

Penalties are too soft for this kind of stuff across the board. Alot is due to us people who are too soft-hearted on crime or apethetic.

[@leekelley4701]

Blame the courts, not the people

[@readtherealanthonyfaucibyr6444]

Bu...bu....but being harder on crime would have racially disproportionate results! We can't have that!

[@barbaramccullough3057]

@@readtherealanthonyfaucibyr6444 Correct !

[@cathyhunter1263]

SENSELESS GOD BLESS HER AND HER FAMILY 😢😢😢

[@MonkeyMind69]

2:51 - *_Lack of parental guidance is #1._* Many people today don't realize that guns used to be part of school extra-curricular activities. When I went to school, other teens would roll up with gun racks in the back of their pick-up trucks. All that time... gun violence and school shootings were unheard of. All the problems we're seeing are due to social decay, and that starts in the home. The government is also responsible, in that their mis-management of society has resulted in an financial instability which prevents one parent stay at home families, amongst other things.

[@ArmedAndIndigenous]

Washington you need to STOP blaming guns. These kids are insane

[@robertfrye3301]

they do not have parents, a section-8 mommy and uncle Sam.

[@CriminalonCrime]

That doesn't look like a 13 year old to me! She looks 20! Only one shooter was arrested!? People still go to Malls!? 🤨🧐👀 WTF is happening here?

[@ArmedAndIndigenous]

@@robertfrye3301 oh believe me I know. Lynnhood has a ghetto hood rat problem. The "lack of impulse control" should have been the highest percentage. These clowns act gangster they need to move to Cali and see what happens

[@minimutt1408]

If it were a knife or other handheld weapon the girl would be alive. Projectile weapons like guns result in innocent bystander deaths. And how does a 16 year old get a concealed gun?

[@ArmedAndIndigenous]

@@minimutt1408 because of the mental issues of the person that gave them the gun. It's NOT easy to get a gun. Gun laws DONT work. Your made up knife scenario is NOT a better alternative. Your suggesting violence is still a better option when these kids lack mental stability

[@viperdemonz-jenkins]

gang fight killed an innocent baby.

[@SailorMoonFriends]

She looks like she's in her 20s.

[@Leahyertowskiy77]

She’s 13…

[@user-st1ui9hv2z]

Always a member of a certain protected class.

[@slicedice577]

Nah this ain't no white boy or jew

[@ApostateApostrophe42276]

​@slicedice577 you think "white boys" are protected. The fact that you can say "white boy" without any consequence shows who's protected

[@phasematerialsresearch9319]

@@ApostateApostrophe42276 You can say black boy, nothing will happen stop playing the woe is me victim card white boy you’re not a victim.

[@staybraaapin3464]

@@slicedice577you’re clueless

[@lilblackduc7312]

@@slicedice577 ok. Time for you to set the glass pipe down and slowly back away...

[@friedrichhoffmann4248]

The culture has arrived.

[@phil8165]

The culture's been here it's just being noticed now

[@Megumin69420]

I wasn’t friends with her or anything, but I met this girl at a track meet, and it makes me sad to think that I’m not going to see her at the next meet🕊️🕊️

[@SimplyMe2022]

Drugs and gangs will lead to situations like this. FJB

[@jackduras6238]

Until they bring the Chinese Army, as planned, by the elites,to totally destroy USA

[@prometheusrex1]

FJB.

[@tyrone1544]

@@prometheusrex1”duh…FJB…duh. Get a brain Jethro.

[@Trollleben]

@@tyrone1544 Projecting there much Karen lol Your daddy teach you how to comment?

[@nexusxmoon]

No. It is something else....something darker.

[@ChrisTimesma]

This evil world…

[@viviane.4455]

Why in the world would a 16yr old have access to a gun. Absolutely deplorable.

[@JustLookingAtYou]

This is exactly why a majority of law abiding citizens are now carrying a gun for protection. Everyone must remember that, first, the police are in no way legally required to protect any citizen. Second, the police do not 'prevent crime' they respond to reports of criminal activity and then conduct their investigation to determine if they are able to arrest a suspect. Nothing more, nothing less. YOU ARE YOUR OWN FIRST RESPONDER! Prepared accordingly and always ALWAYS carry a gun. It appears that you may need it.

[@stephanieallangarman5598]

Condolences 💐 to all her loved ones and Community. For all the delusional people…CRIMINALS will not follow laws, let alone GUN LAWS. How did the 16 year old access a gun?! People if you know something…SAY SOMETHING.

[@MrTee12]

Pure evil

[@elflingskitten]

Please, please everyone hear me. I have also experienced resentment about the news and the demographics that we see on the news. Not long before my mother passed away she told me this: the media is trying to start a race war. She was absolutely right. A few personal examples: first and foremost, my mother's doctor was a black Nigerian and he was the kindest, most decent person I have ever met. I seriously would have probably stepped in front of a bullet for him. Also, a few years ago I ran out of gas in a somewhat rural area. Dozens, maybe hundreds of drivers passed me while I was walking with my gas can in my hand and the only person that stopped to give me a ride was a young, kind black woman. Again: I'm a white female that grew up in the deep South in the early 80's, extremely poor. Getting on the school bus was a horrible nightmare bc no one would let me sit down. It was ALWAYS one of the few black kids that would let me sit next to them. I'm frustrated and angry too, but if you look back through the last few decades, the MEDIA has absolutely feasted on this stuff, pushed it, encouraged it, and 100% lit these fires. Push back against this; both sides have been mislead for like forever!!

[@MattttG3]

*Single moms raising young boys never ends up well for the community at large*

[@ca8944]

Bad single moms.

[@deebrown7160]

​@@ca8944bad dads who left the mom to raise the child by herself. She didn't get pregnant by herself

[@ca8944]

@@deebrown7160 that too.

[@ca8944]

@@deebrown7160 could be

[@rosieminestocie4312]

My kids did just fine raising them in the ghetto. Bought them tons of video games and kept them entertained inside the home and sports in school.

[@LosAngelesJedi]

13% usual suspects common denominator

[@sinsear8786]

80% of crimes are committed by the 13%.

[@carefulconsumer8682]

Odd there is no description of the "gangs" so others can be on guard.

[@knowledgebornsmith9719]

Dude i literally just saw a video of a white couple getting arrested for mol3sting dogs and kids

[@larryc.284]

Most mass and mall shootings are by white males

[@trentdemps]

@@larryc.284source?

[@jpmor7327]

Imagine all of the lives that stereotyping can save.

[@hughjanus5518]

You're very simple get the f*** away from black people until they can learn to behave and stop making excuses for this type of behavior

[@VnceWilliam]

And the innocent lives that stereotyping can ruin.

[@Leondrius]

Save how? By perpetuating your paranoia?

[@mywhorled]

​@@Leondriusso pattern recognition and statistics are now paranoia? Interesting take

[@Ptato252]

Sounds like confirmation bias

[@dariomendoza191]

give thanks to those POLITICIANS who give immunity to so call kids!! 12 i already had a Job in my old Homeland!!! and i grew up to be Good citizen!!!!

[@urfav.emerie]

i literally was just there with my sisters. that could have been any of us.

[@eddieb1995]

@@urfav.emerie should of been you

[@urfav.emerie]

@@eddieb1995why though? cuz im standing up for a little girl who was shot and killed?

[@eddieb1995]

@@urfav.emerie you're not standing up for her. You don't care about her at all. I pointed out how she was harmed by her own folk and you call that racist. HOW IS THAT RACIST? you don't care about the girl, you're here for cookie points.

[@deltabravo1811]

Witness the consequences of the Snohomish County 2020 plan.

[@carefulconsumer8682]

More "Build Back Better?"

[@hughjanus5518]

Democrats have destroyed this nation

[@DroneStrike1776]

@@carefulconsumer8682 More like Blacks Be Busting.

[@glenforde6558]

​@@carefulconsumer8682diversity is our strength!

[@mikloridden8276]

@@glenforde6558 The US just needs a culture change, too hung up on race. Then again it’s only been 40 years since segregation ended, I’ll give it another 30.

[@itsnotmeitsyou4937]

The girl went to my school, i feel sick to my stomach

[@Megumin69420]

@@itsnotmeitsyou4937 brier or meadowdale? Or is it another one in the area, anyways, my condolences, when I met her she seemed like a nice person

[@itsnotmeitsyou4937]

@@Megumin69420 brier, she was a really sweet and beautiful girl I miss her everyday it's so sad this whole thing.

[@Poptart49]

Stop saying teens!!!! EVERYONE KNOWS THE DEMOGRAPHIC OF THESE INDIVIDUALS, all anyone needs to do is look at local news anywhere in the country.

[@andrebrown4669]

@@Poptart49 So, are they NOT teens? 🤔

[@glammaog1love56]

​@@andrebrown4669 yes black teens

[@andrebrown4669]

@@glammaog1love56 Dude, I'm OBVIOUSLY asking because Poptart49 said,"STOP saying teens!!!" 🙄

[@glammaog1love56]

@@andrebrown4669 bro calm down

[@andrebrown4669]

@@glammaog1love56 LOL 😆! I'm calm. Just making a point.

[@mikemcmikemcyeahok4977]

No respect for human life

[@SlavTiger]

why does a CHILD have a gun? i thought owning a gun was 18+ because like drinking or smoking, you have to be able to be fucking responsible

[@SlavTiger]

i think owning a gun should require some kind of certificate that you need to be 18 to obtain, and if your parents are to give you a gun, you need to either be 18, or be more heavily scrutinized before being allowed at least 17 and no mental health incidents in the last 3 years, and so many hours of training on safety imho. im for guns, but im also for responsible ownership.

[@RoughNeckDelta]

What part of "shall not be infringed" don't you understand?

[@readtherealanthonyfaucibyr6444]

@@SlavTiger None of that has any effect on the black market gun circulation in the hood.

[@AT-zl6dk]

I just don’t understand all this violence in America. People are so hostile lately. People don’t value life or anyone else life which is so reckless and scary as all get out. She was a baby & died at the mall. Wow 😢😢😢😢

[@readtherealanthonyfaucibyr6444]

@@AT-zl6dk Statistically, America is one of the safest places in the world, but the inner city gun crime statistics get lumped in with the rest of the gun crime statistics for the entire USA, making it look worse. In this case, inner city gun crime happened in a public place.

[@thomiegun1]

Was it those pesky right wing nationals?

[@carefulconsumer8682]

MAGA people is what Biden says.

[@DinkyBaltimore4364]

EXCUSE me Sir/Ma'am/they/them it is WHITE! Nationalist racist Nazi's, thank you very much.

[@terrancestodolka4829]

No, it was a Second Amendment gun nut...

[@sbss924]

Naw, I doubt it. To put fear in the hearts of voters, the media focus is not on right-wing national violent crimes because it's election time. The focus is on Blacks, Immigrants, illegal aliens, abortion, and diddy. It's to help Trump win the election.

[@webwhisper2701]

insensitive!

[@Ebolacrash]

We all know what the shooter looks like...

[@user-un3iw9ch7h]

What kind of sicko would do that to a beautiful little girl, i am so angry about it

[@user-vv8mk9rl1c]

why BLM silent ?

[@2magma.command]

they know maga sold the guns

[@billybillee8160]

because they wont protest themselves

[@user-vb8se6gg2y]

BLM fulfilled their goal, to rake in millions of dollars.

[@breezecreationsllc9381]

Where is Ben Crump, or Al Sharpton, BLM or any of the usual race hustlers. They are always silent when these things happen.

[@Aries41074]

They busy right now protesting animal rights. Tell your MeeMaw she's next on the list. Your welcome ❤❤

[@peace-yv4qd]

How times have changed. No one that I knew of when I was a teen carried firearms. If we had beef with someone we used our fists. Grew up in Southern California.

[@me2ontube]

Guns are ... INANIMATE OBJECTS - sooo it ain't the guns

[@forensicdarling]

SHE was in the wrong place?? Crazy.

[@GoonSquadLifeMember]

Meanwhile, as comedian Nick DiPaolo once pointed out, "What about the shooter? What is he...Johnny-on-the-Spot??"

[@BrewMiester]

Isn't it against the law for a 16 yr old to possess a handgun? With all the laws on the books, how does this keep happening? Unfortunately, our current establishment believes more laws will make it safer out there.

[@readtherealanthonyfaucibyr6444]

In the hood they're everywhere and cheap and have the serial numbers scratched off and no law will get rid of them.

[@rosieminestocie4312]

@@readtherealanthonyfaucibyr6444 agree! Plus it’s all the wealthy people who are selling them to our hoods. Or a wealthy person who ran out of funds and gave his gun up for drugs.

[@supervong1]

Gun laws don't apply to kids who steal guns. Lol

[@homerj2017]

Wow the mall still exists

[@alphacharlietango969]

Not for long

[@WhiteGirlJessica]

Mortals Still Use Malls ~ Puny Materialistic Creatures

[@Vickdamonesss112]

Smh. Poor baby. I’m a father of a 13 year old girl too , I’m so sorry for this awful loss. Senseless. My condolences to the families. RIP

[@user-ct6nu8qz5e]

Kids want to really ruin their lives over the dumbest things...

[@melanieholstra]

Wait...the MALL FOOD COURT is the wrong place at the wrong time?!?

[@seilinjovel6593]

Reporter just quoted someone.

[@vanceharmon3481]

So sad. Gangsters should be stopped by law abiding citizens with guns. Because Gangsters will always be able to get firearms

[@burly636]

I would not go out in the crowd or a mall or anywhere anymore. This is a spiritual issue. Nothing will help it but God. Parents need to be held responsible for when their children do something like this because they haven’t learned from their parents. Tragedies are happening exponentially every other day. I repeat, God is the answer. This is a spiritual issue. Nothing’s gonna help it. my condolences to her family.

[@sarahbird-lx2de]

The highest ranking countires in global indexes on health, freedom, and happiness are all majority secular. They don't have these daily shootings. Why not?

[@Salem94-x7m]

​@@sarahbird-lx2de Can you name some of these countries?

[@burlingwillow7140]

Poor kid , hanging out at the mall with a friend and then this! So sad she had her whole life ahead of her…. The shooter needs to be prosecuted not protected!

[@marthabrittain2442]

Why does it matter how old the victim looks? It shouldn't! What matters is an innocent young lady/girl , was doing what teens have done for years....hanging out at the mall with some friends. Now she has just lost her life .....why? Because kids these day's have gone crazy and don't know how to deal with conflict resolution. Why... because mom/ dad have taken care of everything for them. Or perhaps there's not a mom or dad to raise them. Better yet they see adults/ parents handling conflict the exact same way so the kids think its ok. Condolences to family and friends

[@richnewport3240]

Seattle? Teen ? Happy meal and released? To his mom?

[@hoggravyandchitlins]

And apologies for any inconvenience

[@PN-sk3ve]

This happened in Seattle, Washington?? 🤔... My condolences to the family and friends R.I.P.🕯💐🙏😞

[@Megumin69420]

@@PN-sk3ve no not Seattle, lynnwood

[@joelhatescops]

Sad that boy should be arrested for attempted murder and murder.

[@ArthurPetersen-kv1pq]

Bs you are full of shit they ott charge his mother then this kind of shit wouldn't have happened

[@CharleneTruncer]

What about the girl & her parents!!! You sound like part of the problem.

[@joelhatescops]

@@CharleneTruncer I missed a comma, but I agree with. Bad situation all around.

[@joelhatescops]

@@CharleneTruncer I meant. Sad for her and her Loved ones. That boy should be charged with murder and attempted murder because he purposely killed one person while he was trying to kill another person.

[@cynnail395]

Please PRAY🙏🏼 for ALL of the individuals involved with this tragedy 😪