Shooting at Seattle food festival kills three and injures four, fire official says
A shooting at the Bite of Seattle food festival resulted in three deaths and four injuries, including a toddler. Police have arrested one suspect and are actively searching for a second individual believed to have been involved in the confrontation.
Why it matters
Public mass-casualty events at community festivals raise significant concerns regarding public safety and gun violence in urban spaces.
Police respond to a shooting at Seattle Center, according to the Seattle Police Department, during the Bite of Seattle food festival on Sunday. Nick Wagner/The Associated Press
Police searched for a second suspect Monday after gunfire erupted at a crowded food festival beneath Seattle’s Space Needle, leaving three people dead and four others wounded, including a toddler. Another suspect was earlier arrested.
Investigators believe the two suspects were shooting at each other Sunday and, although one remained on the loose, Assistant Seattle Police Chief Tyrone Davis told a news conference Sunday night that there was no ongoing threat to the public.
Police did not have a description of the outstanding suspect, he said.
“We’re still trying to figure this out,” Davis said. Police did not immediately respond to phone and e-mail messages early Monday.
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