Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The teen who fired a gun during a fight in the Alderwood Mall in Lynnwood in 2024, killing a 13-year-old girl, changed his plea to guilty at a hearing Wednesday afternoon.
In an agreement with prosecutors, Samuel Gizaw, 18, pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree murder for the death of 13-year-old Jayda Woods-Johnson. Gizaw read a statement in court accepting responsibility for the shooting and apologizing to Woods-Johnson's family.
"I'm truly sorry for my actions, and I take full responsibility for what I did," he said. "I made such a horrible mistake at such a young age that affected so many people. I hope today’s guilty plea brings more closure to the family. I’m so sorry for what I did, I can’t even imagine what they go through every day.”
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The teen who fired a gun during a fight in the Alderwood Mall in Lynnwood in 2024, killing a 13-year-old girl, changed his plea to guilty at a hearing Wednesday afternoon.
In an agreement with prosecutors, Samuel Gizaw, 18, pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree murder for the death of 13-year-old Jayda Woods-Johnson. Gizaw read a statement in court accepting responsibility for the shooting and apologizing to Woods-Johnson's family.
"I'm truly sorry for my actions, and I take full responsibility for what I did," he said. "I made such a horrible mistake at such a young age that affected so many people. I hope today’s guilty plea brings more closure to the family. I’m so sorry for what I did, I can’t even imagine what they go through every day.”
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For more on the story: komonews.com/news/local/alderwood-mall-lynnwood-washington-2024-shooting-suspect-samuel-gizaw-pleads-guilty-jayda-woods-johnson-snohomish-county-crime-mukilteo
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