On November 24, 2021, 17-year-old Jashawna Yulanda Hollingsworth was fatally shot in the Southcenter Mall parking lot in Tukwila, Washington. A senior at Rainier Beach High School studying toward a nursing career, Jashawna was with her boyfriend, Josiah Burnley, and his family when shots rang out near JCPenney. Both Jashawna and her boyfriend were struck and taken to Harborview Medical Center; Jashawna died of gunshot wounds to the neck and spine, while her boyfriend, a college freshman home for the holiday, survived after being shot multiple times.

The shooter fled the scene and the Tukwila Police Department’s investigation remains open and active. Jashawna’s family has offered a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest, and both families have publicly asked anyone with information to contact the Tukwila Police Department.

Have readers who were at Southcenter Mall that evening or who know anything about the shooting come forward?