Shooting at a Seattle food festival leaves 2 dead and wounds 5, fire official says
SEATTLE — A shooting killed two people and wounded five including a child on Sunday evening during a popular food festival near the Space Needle in Seattle, a city fire department spokesperson said. The gunfire erupted around 6 p.m. at the Seattle Center during the Bite of Seattle festival. Police were investigating the shooting and urged people to avoid the area just northwest of downtown.
- ▪SEATTLE — A shooting killed two people and wounded five including a child on Sunday evening during a popular food festival near the Space Needle in Seattle, a city fire department spokesperson said.
- ▪The gunfire erupted around 6 p.m. at the Seattle Center during the Bite of Seattle festival.
- ▪Police were investigating the shooting and urged people to avoid the area just northwest of downtown.
10 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 3 hours. Coverage spans 2 points on the political spectrum — 2 lean left, 7 centre.
- ▪ 2 dead, 5 wounded in shooting at Seattle food festival — Korea Times
- ▪ Seattle festival shooting leaves at least two dead, five wounded — NZ Herald
- ▪ Seattle shooting leaves 2 dead, 5 injured, according to reports — Straits Times — World
- ▪ Shooting at Seattle food festival leaves 2 dead, 5 injured — South China Morning Post
- ▪ Shooting at a Seattle food festival leaves 2 dead and wounds 5: Official — Channel NewsAsia
- ▪ At least two dead, five injured in Seattle shooting — NBC News — Top
- ▪ Shooting at a Seattle food festival leaves two dead and wounds five, fire official says — The Sydney Morning Herald
- ▪ Seattle shooting leaves 2 dead, 5 injured, according to reports — Investing.com — News
- ▪ Shooting spree at Bite of Seattle food festival leaves several injured — The Guardian — World
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SEATTLE — A shooting killed two people and wounded five including a child on Sunday evening during a popular food festival near the Space Needle in Seattle, a city fire department spokesperson said. The gunfire erupted around 6 p.m. at the Seattle Center during the Bite of Seattle festival. Police were investigating the shooting and urged people to avoid the area just northwest of downtown. Authorities did not immediately say if anyone was in custody. Two people died at the scene, said Grace Nuñez, spokesperson for the Seattle Fire Department. Five patients were transported to Harborview Medical Center, including a 56-year-old woman in serious condition, Nuñez said. Scene at Seattle Center in Seattle Sunday, July 26, 2026, where a mass shooting has been reported.
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