Police: Bullets that Killed 2 Bystanders at Seattle Festival Weren't From Teen Shooter's Gun
- On Sunday, July 26, a shooting erupted at the Bite of Seattle festival at Seattle Center, killing 3 people and injuring 4 others, including a toddler. Police arrested a 15-year-old suspect and are searching for at least one additional gunman.
- Investigators believe the incident was a targeted, gang-related exchange of gunfire between at least two individuals, with innocent bystanders caught in the crossfire. Seattle Police Department recovered two guns at the scene.
- Authorities identified the deceased as 44-year-old Carlos Israel Sanchez Villalba, 56-year-old Ashley Whitehead, and 19-year-old Junior Cee Niko Semo. Police later revealed Semo was one of the shooters involved in the attack.
- City leadership faces public backlash over delayed information release following the shooting. Former King County Sheriff Dave Reichert condemned the hours-long wait for updates, saying "that update should've been within an hour... a lack of concern for the community in general."
- Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes and Seafair President and CEO Emily Cantrell announced increased security staffing for upcoming summer events. Officials emphasized weapons detection systems are in place at all event entrances to enhance safety.
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Preliminary analyses revealed that the bullets that killed two passers-by during a shooting last weekend at a gastronomic festival in Seattle did not come from the gun with which a 15-year-old, arrested at the scene, had been seen shooting, said police in court documents filed on Wednesday.
Bullets that killed 2 bystanders at Seattle festival weren’t from 15-year-old shooter’s gun, police say
The bullets that killed two bystanders during a shootout at a crowded Seattle food festival last weekend do not appear to have come from the gun that a 15-year-old arrested at the scene was firing, police said in court documents filed Wednesday.
Bullets that killed 2 bystanders at Seattle festival weren’t from teen shooter’s gun, police say
The bullets that killed two bystanders at a Seattle food festival last weekend do not appear to have come from the gun that a 15-year-old arrested at the scene was firing, police said in court documents filed Wednesday.
Police: Bullets that killed 2 bystanders at Seattle festival weren't from teen shooter's gun
SEATTLE (AP) — Bullets recovered from two bystanders killed during a shootout at a Seattle festival last weekend do not appear to have come from the gun that a 15-year-old arrested at the scene was firing, police said in court documents filed Wednesday.
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