A TEEN girl has died after being shot inside a shopping mall, cops say.
Chaos unfolded at the Alderwood Mall in Lynnwood, Washington, on Wednesday.
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Gunshots were heard after a fight involving two groups of teens broke out near the food court, police told the Fox affiliate KCPQ-TV.
A girl who wasn’t involved in the fight was hit by a bullet and was rushed to the hospital.
Cops have since confirmed the girl has died and she has been identified as Jayda Woods-Johnson, 13.
The shooter, 16, has since turned himself in and faces murder charges.
Lynnwood officers revealed that his mom took him to the police station.
Mall workers have spoken of the chaos that erupted.
“It was very scary, everyone was running and in a state of panic and it was very scary,” James Jacobo told the ABC affiliate KOMO-TV.
He said he heard a loud boom before two men whipped out a gun.
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The retail worker admitted he thought a person had dropped something.
Jacobo revealed customers started running.
Mall workers then scrambled to evacuate customers into stores in a desperate bid to keep them safe.
Police have described the violence as senseless.
Cops have revealed they’re continuing to comb the scene for clues as their probe continues.
They added that they are yet to recover the gun involved in this tragic incident.
Surveillance footage was released and police said they wanted to speak to a boy wearing a white sweatshirt.
Police urged locals to call 911 if they recognized the boy as they believed he was armed.
The mall was locked down and a shelter-in-place order was issued following reports of the shooting.
This order has since been lifted.
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Police say the investigation remains ongoing and added that there were no suspects in custody.
Cops have since confirmed there’s no threat to the public.
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