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LINDSEY WASSON
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Gunfire erupted at a crowded food festival beneath Seattle’s Space Needle, leaving three people dead and others wounded, authorities said. The shooting happened Sunday in the waning hours of the Bite of Seattle, an annual three-day festival that draws hundreds of food and retail vendors and performers
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Police attend to a person after a shooting at Seattle Center during the Bite of Seattle food festival Sunday, July 26, 2026, in Seattle, Wash. (Estan Wakonabo
An unidentified man is led into the scene by police after they responded to a shooting at Seattle Center during the Bite of Seattle food festival Sunday, July 26, 2026, in Seattle, Wash. /Lindsey Wasson)
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson, center, speaks at a news conference after a shooting at the Bite of Seattle food festival Sunday, July 26, 2026, in Seattle, Wash. /Lindsey Wasson)
Seattle police respond to a shooting at Seattle Center during the Bite of Seattle food festival Sunday, July 26, 2026, in Seattle, Wash. /Lindsey Wasson)
A police officer responds after a shooting at Seattle Center during the Bite of Seattle food festival Sunday, July 26, 2026, in Seattle, Wash. /Lindsey Wasson)
Police respond to a shooting at Seattle Center during the Bite of Seattle food festival Sunday, July 26, 2026, in Seattle, Wash. /Lindsey Wasson)
The entrance to “Bite of Seattle” is seen as police respond to a shooting at Seattle Center during the food festival Sunday, July 26, 2026, in Seattle, Wash. /Lindsey Wasson)
