Makhi Woolridge-Jones, who killed 21-year-old Trequez Swift at Westroads Mall in April 2021, will be in his 50s when he s first eligible to be released from prison.
A jury on Friday found Makhi Woolridge-Jones, who is now 17, guilty in the deadly shooting of 21-year-old Trequez Swift at Westroads Mall in April 2021.
Alia Conley
Omaha World-Herald
A man critically wounded was taken to a hospital, where he died. A woman in her 20s suffered a gunshot wound to her leg that was not life-threatening.
A 16-year-old shot four times inside Westroads Mall after a verbal confrontation in April, at one point standing over a wounded 21-year-old man who later died, an Omaha police detective testified. Â
Makhi Woolridge-Jones, of Omaha, will stand trial on first-degree murder, first-degree assault and two firearms charges, a judge ruled Wednesday.Â
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Authorities have said the April 17 shooting, which caused panicked shoppers to flee, was gang-related.
Woolridge-Jones is accused of fatally shooting Trequez Swift and injuring 22-year-old Ja Keya Veland after a confrontation just before noon at the Auntie Anne s pretzel stand on the first floor of the mall.