Multiple people shot at Seattle Center festival, police say: Here’s what we know | Today’s news

At least two people were killed and five others were injured after a shooting occurred Sunday night at the Seattle Center as the civic center complex hosted a large food festival, NBC News reported.

Several people were shot Sunday night (local time) at a food festival at the Seattle Arena, just a block from the city’s iconic Space Needle, police said.

In a post on X, the Seattle Police Department wrote: “Police are investigating a shooting. Multiple shooting victims. Shots fired in Seattle Center. More information forthcoming. Please avoid the area.”

But Seattle police did not mention the conditions of those injured in the shooting or provide any information about the shooter.

A spokesman for Washington’s Harborview Medical Center, the region’s top trauma center, said it expects to receive patients who were injured in the shooting, but did not yet have the number of patients or their conditions.

The shooting incident occurred during the Bite of Seattle Festival, an annual festival hosted by the Seattle Center that featured hundreds of local vendors and live music performances.

According to media reports, large numbers of police and emergency crews began arriving in the area of ​​Sue Bird CT & Thomas St shortly after 6:00pm and Seattle Center was evacuated as more officers arrived.

Two people who were at the festival told CNN affiliate KOMO they heard “seven to eight gunshots” inside the venue, adding that people were running “everywhere.” They also said at least six people, including a child, were shot.

Following reports of the shooting, the Seattle Center Monorail said it would remain closed for the rest of the day and resume service Monday morning.

This is a developing story. Further details were awaited.