Three killed, four others wounded in Seattle food festival shooting: Police
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Police gathering at the site of the shooting, which killed at least two and injured five others, at a food festival at Seattle Center on July 26.
PHOTO: REUTERS
- Three people were killed and four others, including a toddler, were wounded in a shooting at Seattle's Bite of Seattle food festival on July 26.
- Police arrested one young suspect and are searching for a second suspect believed to be involved in the shooting.
- Officials stated there is no ongoing threat to the community, and the investigation is ongoing with multiple units involved.
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Three people were killed and four others, including a toddler, were wounded on July 26 in a shooting at a downtown Seattle food festival, police said, adding that a suspect had been taken into custody.
The police believe there was a second suspect involved and officers are looking for that person, Seattle Police Department assistant chief Tyrone Davis said in a media briefing late on July 26.
Davis said the police believed two people were shooting at each other. The incident took place at the Bite of Seattle food festival at Seattle Center.
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson, speaking at a joint media briefing with other officials, said: “What happened here today at the Seattle Center was an unbelievable tragedy, and a horrific act of violence.”
“We have far too much gun violence in this city and in this country, and we’re coming off a week in Seattle where we’ve had three major incidents of gun violence in just a few days,” she added.
Officials did not disclose the motive of the shooting.
No ongoing threat to the community
Seattle police’s Davis said the suspect in custody was a “young person”, but declined to disclose more details, adding that the police did not have a description for the suspect at large.
Local media had earlier reported that there were two deaths and five injuries.
Davis said one person in hospital died of their injuries, bringing the toll to three. He added that the four others in hospital were in stable condition.
“There were two people who we believe were shooting at each other,” Davis said. Asked whether the gang unit had been called in, he said several detectives, including homicide and gun violence reduction units, were on scene.
“Right now, we believe that we have no outstanding threat to the community,” he said.
“We do have one suspect that is being interviewed.”
Davis said the police recovered two guns at the scene, but stressed that the investigation was still ongoing.
Police urged people to avoid the area at the base of the famed Space Needle on the evening of July 26 as officers investigated the shooting at the Bite of Seattle food festival.
“Multiple shooting victims. Shots fired at the Seattle Center,” the department said on X.
Witnesses had told The Seattle Times earlier that they heard several shots around 6pm (9am on July 27, Singapore time).
Police said officers “responded and addressed one of the shooters” after they heard gunshots in the area.
Wilson said in a statement: “What happened at the Seattle Center today was an act of horrific violence.
“Impacted families are living through the worst moment of their lives, and an entire community is trying to understand how a gathering built around culture, connection and joy ended in gunfire.” REUTERS
