Three dead and several injured in shooting at food festival near Seattle's Space Needle
Three dead and several injured in shooting at food festival near Seattle's Space Needle - Published Three people have been killed and several others...
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- Three dead and several injured in shooting at food festival near Seattle's Space Needle - Published Three people have been killed and several others injured following a shooting at a food festival near the Space Needle in Seattle on Sunday, the city fire department said.
- Mayor Katie Wilson said one suspect was taken into custody following the incident at the Seattle Centre, which had been hosting the annual Bite of Seattle food festival across the weekend when the shots were fired at around 18:00 local time.
- He said it is believed the suspects were shooting at each other.
- The Seattle Police Department said an investigation remains ongoing and urged the public to avoid the area.
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Three dead and several injured in shooting at food festival near Seattle's Space Needle - Published Three people have been killed and several others injured following a shooting at a food festival near the Space Needle in Seattle on Sunday, the city fire department said. Mayor Katie Wilson said one suspect was taken into custody following the incident at the Seattle Centre, which had been hosting the annual Bite of Seattle food festival across the weekend when the shots were fired at around 18:00 local time. He said it is believed the suspects were shooting at each other. The Seattle Police Department said an investigation remains ongoing and urged the public to avoid the area. Wilson said in a statement that she wanted to "thank the Seattle police officers who responded to the scene and took a suspect into custody". Representatives for Seattle and Washington state have condemned the shooting as an act of "senseless violence".