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Newly released 911 calls capture emergency response to fatal Bite of Seattle festival shooting
Audio details the chaotic scene following a July shooting that left three dead and four injured as police continue their investigation.
The short version
- Newly released 911 call recordings detail the emergency response to a shooting at the Bite of Seattle festival near the Seattle Center Armory.
- The shooting killed three people and wounded four others, including a 2-year-old child.
- A 15-year-old suspect remains in custody on suspicion of gun violations and first-degree assault, though no homicide charges have been filed.
- Investigators believe the violence erupted from a dispute between small groups, catching bystanders in the crossfire.
Key facts
- Newly released 911 recordings capture dispatchers and emergency responders managing the immediate aftermath of a mass shooting at the Bite of Seattle festival.[Fox News]
- Three people were killed in the shooting—a 19-year-old man, a 44-year-old man, and a 56-year-old woman—and four others were wounded, including a 2-year-old boy.[Fox News]
- A 15-year-old suspect was booked into juvenile detention on suspicion of gun violations and first-degree assault, but has not been charged with homicide.[Fox News]
- Former Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes stated that gunfire was exchanged outside the Seattle Center Armory after a conflict involving opposing groups.[Fox News]
What remains uncertain
- Police have not publicly identified or charged additional shooters, though court documents indicate at least one other unidentified suspect was involved in the exchange of gunfire.[Fox News]