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Police search for second suspect after Seattle festival shooting
AP News • • general
Key Points:
- A shooting at the Bite of Seattle food festival beneath the Space Needle left three dead, including two men and a woman, and four others wounded, among them a toddler.
- Police believe two suspects were shooting at each other; one was arrested at the scene while the other remains at large with no description available.
- The incident occurred around 6 p.m. Sunday during the festival's final hours, causing chaos as attendees and vendors fled for safety and emergency crews evacuated the area.
- Authorities stated there is no ongoing threat to the public despite the second suspect being on the loose, and the wounded are in stable condition.
- The annual Bite of Seattle festival, which began in 1982, attracts around 350,000 visitors and features numerous food vendors and performers.
