The shooting took place during the “Bite of Seattle” summer festival celebrating local businesses and food vendors. A shooting at a Seattle food festival left two people dead and five others wounded. The police took the suspect into custody.
Wounded include 56-year-old woman in serious condition; two suspects detained, motive not immediately clear The post Two killed, five injured in shooting at popular Seattle food festival appeared first on The Times of Israel. One person has now been arrested, according to Seattle mayor Katie Wilson Two people were killed and at least five others, including a two-year-old boy, were injured after a mass shooting erupted at Seattle Center during the popular Bite of Seattle food festival on Sunday evening reported The Seattle Times.
local time as thousands of people attended the annual festival at the 74-acre entertainment complex. Witnesses described scenes of panic as crowds fled for safety after multiple shots rang out. Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson confirmed late Sunday that police had taken one person into custody.
Earlier reports indicated two people had been detained. Authorities had not confirmed whether additional suspects remained at large, and investigators had not announced a motive. A reporter at the scene heard several loud pops followed by what appeared to be rapid gunfire near Climate Pledge Arena.
Festival attendee Estan Wakonabo, 25, said he and his girlfriend initially struggled to move through the packed event before the shooting sent people running. “It was just pure chaos,” Wakonabo said. He later returned and saw several victims lying on the ground, including one body covered by a yellow sheet.
Video streamed by a food vendor appeared to capture the first moments of the attack, with people shouting “Shooting!” before others urged the crowd to get down as hundreds fled. The Seattle Fire Department said paramedics treated five injured people at the scene. They included a two-year-old boy, a 23-year-old man, a 39-year-old woman and a 56-year-old woman, all of whom were transported to hospital.
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