Suspect detained after gunfire breaks out at annual Bite of Seattle near Space Needle
Police arrested one suspect and were looking for another after gunfire erupted at a crowded food festival beneath Seattle’s Space Needle, leaving three people dead and four others injured, including a toddler.
Investigators believe the two suspects were shooting at each other and, although one remained on the loose, Assistant Seattle Police Chief Tyrone Davis told a news conference Sunday night that there was no ongoing threat to the public.
Police did not have a description of the outstanding suspect, he said.
“We’re still trying to figure this out,” Davis said.
Two people died at the scene and a third died at a hospital. The four wounded, including a 2-year-old boy, were hospitalised and in stable condition, said Grace Nunez, spokesperson for the Seattle Fire Department. The rest of the injured were adults. Davis could not say if any of the victims were involved in the confrontation.
The gunfire erupted around 6pm in the waning hours of the Bite of Seattle, an annual three-day festival that draws hundreds of food and retail vendors and performers.