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Seattle Police Search for 3rd Shooter in Deadly Food Festival Shooting
The New York Times • • general
Key Points:
- A gunfight involving at least three people at a Seattle food festival near the Space Needle resulted in three deaths, including a 19-year-old man and a 56-year-old woman, and injured up to five others, including a toddler with non-life-threatening wounds.
- A 15-year-old has been detained and charged with three counts of first-degree assault, while police continue searching for at least one other suspect involved in the shooting.
- The incident caused panic among festivalgoers around 6 p.m. Sunday, and authorities believe the shooting may have gang-related motives amid a recent surge in youth violence in Seattle.
- Seattle's surveillance cameras did not cover the shooting location, so police are relying on public and private video footage and witness cellphone videos to investigate the incident.
- City officials initially provided conflicting information about the number of shooters and arrests, highlighting challenges in the ongoing investigation.
