Three dead after gunfight at Seattle food festival
A shooting at the Bite of Seattle food festival resulted in three deaths and multiple injuries, including a toddler. Police have arrested one suspect and are continuing to investigate the incident near the Seattle Center.
Why it matters
This event underscores ongoing concerns regarding public safety and gun violence in major US urban centers.
Three people have been killed and at least four others wounded, including a toddler, after an apparent gunfight near the Space Needle landmark in Seattle last night, according to police.
Seattle Police said one suspect had been arrested and they were searching for another following the incident at the Bite of Seattle food festival in a popular tourist district of the northwestern US city.
Assistant Police Chief Tyrone Davis said shots were heard around 6pm (2am Irish time) and "there were two people who we believe were shooting at each other." Two weapons were recovered.
There is "no outstanding threat to the community," he said.
Seattle Police said two people died at the scene at the Seattle Center and a third died in hospital.
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Washington Governor Bob Ferguson said State Patrol SWAT officers had been deployed to assist local police.
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