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Shooting at Bite of Seattle Kills Two and Wounds Multiple

Police have taken suspects into custody as investigators work to reconcile differing casualty reports and hospital records.

Overview

  • The shooting broke out at Seattle Center during the Bite of Seattle festival late Sunday, leaving two people dead at the scene and several others wounded.
  • Mayor Katie Wilson said two suspects were arrested, but police accounts differ with one report saying one arrest and an active search for an additional person, and investigators continue to clarify details.
  • Harborview Medical Center confirmed it admitted four gunshot victims, including a child, a 39-year-old woman and a 23-year-old man, with one patient taken to surgery.
  • Initial news reports gave varying injury and fatality totals — some outlets reported five injured and one later account said a third death — and officials have warned casualty figures remain fluid as hospitals and police reconcile data.
  • The attack at a large, well-attended public festival has prompted an ongoing police probe and heightened scrutiny of safety and emergency response for outdoor events at Seattle Center.