Seattle Center shooting leads two dead, five injured during Bite of Seattle food festival with authorities arresting one individual. No known motive.
Multiple people were shot at a food festival in Seattle, Washington state, on Sunday night leading to attendees running for their lives.
Rapid gunfire was heard at around 6pm at Seattle Center, which was hosting the Bite of Seattle food festival over the weekend, the Seattle Times reports.
Seattle Center shooting leaves 2 dead, five injured, one arrested
Yet to be confirmed reports told of at least six people being shot, including possibly a child. The victims were then transported to Harborview Medical Center, according to KING 5.
In an update, KOMONews reported two deaths at the scene.
Four other patients were taken to Harborview Medical Center. A 39-year-old woman was reported in stable condition and transported by AMR.
Paramedics also transported a 2-year-old boy in stable condition, a 23-year-old man in stable condition, and a 56-year-old woman in serious condition.
Videos shared online showed authorities leading one man away in handcuffs.
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Seattle food festival goers take cover during shooting
Another video showed how the street festival descended into chaos, with footage showing a man from Hawaiian Honey Cones showing off his product at the food festival, asking for would be customers to subscribe when one of his employees tells him, ‘Shooting,’ and ducks behind the counter.
‘Shooting, oh s***,’ the man taking the livestream video replied, as people, including families with young children, started running.
What appears to be five gunshots could then be heard in the background as the live streamer encouraged others to take cover.
Meanwhile, people could be seen breaking through a barrier trying to run away.
The video then ends with the live streamer telling his employee to grab the money and get down.
Paul Skinner, 47, also told the Seattle Times how he had just returned from grabbing drinks for his staff at his Filipino food booth when he heard a series of loud pops.
‘I just heard what sounded like what were some pretty loud fireworks at first,’ he recounted.
‘Then the energy changed. Mobs of people started flooding back down. I just told our staff to get down.’
No known motive
Kayla Carris, 22, said she was sitting outside the Armory when the shooting occurred, and people started rushing to get inside according to the dailymail.
‘Everyone was just throwing stuff and running,’ she told the Seattle Times. ‘Like everyone.’
Todd Behrends, 59, also told how he saw people jumping and running over others to get away.
One woman fell in the chaos, he said, and someone stepped on her leg.
When Behrends then ran out the exit, he said he saw a woman on the ground and a man in a stretcher.
Police have now locked down the area as the investigation continues and the FBI responds to the scene. Authorities to date have yet to release a motive or the identity of the gunman, now thought to be in custody.
