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Mother, in act of forgiveness, hugs daughter’s killer in court

Worked out plea deal to allow daughter’s killer to only spend a year in a juvenile delinquent center

By C1 Staff

MIAMI, Fla. — The mother of a teenage girl accidentally killed by a gunshot showed incredible kindness toward her daughter’s killer.

KDVR reports that Addy Guzman, mother of 13-year-old Gina Guzman, hugged Jordan Howe, 17, in court after working out a plea deal that would sentence Howe to a year in a juvenile detention center. He would then spend time teaching others about the dangers of guns.

Howe accidentally shot and killed Gina while showing off a gun; he could have faced many years in prison.