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#Makhi Woolridge-Jones arrested in fatal Nebraska mall shooting

#Makhi Woolridge-Jones arrested in fatal Nebraska mall shooting

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested in a shooting that left a man dead and a woman injured at a mall in Nebraska, officials said.

Makhi Woolridge-Jones was busted Sunday on a charge of first-degree murder in the shooting a day earlier at the Westroads Mall in Omaha.

People hug in the parking lot after a shooting at Westroads Mall on Saturday, April 17, 2021 in Omaha, Nebraska.
People hug in the parking lot after a shooting at Westroads Mall on Saturday, April 17, 2021 in Omaha, Nebraska.
Chris Machian/Omaha World-Herald via AP

Brandon Woolridge-Jones, 18, was arrested earlier on a charge of being an accessory to the shooting near the JCPenney store.

The relationship of the two suspects was not reported.

Law enforcement directs traffic away after a shooting at Westroads Mall on Saturday, April 17, 2021 in Omaha, Nebraska.
Law enforcement directs traffic away after a shooting at Westroads Mall on Saturday, April 17, 2021 in Omaha, Nebraska.
Chris Machian/Omaha World-Herald via AP

On Sunday, cops said they weren’t seeking any other suspects in the incident, which left 21-year-old Trequez Swift dead.

Brandon Woolridge-Jones, 18, was arrested earlier on a charge of being an accessory to the shooting near the JCPenney store.
Brandon Woolridge-Jones, 18, was arrested earlier on a charge of being an accessory to the shooting near the JCPenney store.
Omaha Police Department

Police said it appeared the shooting was an “isolated incident and not a random attack, CNN reported.

The second victim, Ja’Keya Veland, 22, was driven in a personal vehicle to CHI Immanuel Hospital, police spokesman Neil Bonacci told WOWT.

Trequez Swift was killed in the shooting.
Trequez Swift was killed in the shooting.
Omaha Police Department

Police later said she had walked into the hospital with a gunshot wound that was not considered life-threatening.

Makhi Woolridge-Jones, 16, and Brandon Woolridge-Jones, 18, both of Omaha, have been arrested in connection with the death of Trequez Swift, 21.
Makhi Woolridge-Jones, 16, and Brandon Woolridge-Jones, 18, both of Omaha, have been arrested in connection with the death of Trequez Swift, 21.
Omaha Police Department

In 2007, the mall was the scene of a mass shooting when Robert Hawkins, 19, gunned down eight people before turning the gun on himself. That shooting left five others injured.

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