Multiple people were injured in a shooting at the Bite of Seattle food festival at the Seattle Center in Washington state on Sunday evening.
The number of people wounded is unclear, and their conditions are not known at this time.
The shooter is at large.
“Police are investigating a shooting. Multiple shooting victims. Shots fired at the Seattle Center. More information to come. Please avoid the area,” Seattle PD said on X.
Police are investigating a shooting. Multiple shooting victims. Shots fired at the Seattle Center. More information to come. Please avoid the area.
— Seattle Police Department (@SeattlePD) July 27, 2026
The shooting was near the Space Needle.
BREAKING: reports of s a shooting near the Space Needle. Huge emergency response going on right now, I’m just getting to the scene. @komonews pic.twitter.com/LnCrBVUuyW
— Jeremy Harris (@JeremyHarrisTV) July 27, 2026
Police evacuated the surrounding area.
Police are evacuating the area around the fountain on Seattle Center. This happened very close to where Bite of Seattle was going on. Just heard an officer says shooter is outstanding, unclear how many people have been shot. @komonews pic.twitter.com/GrQ7Nv3lsD
— Jeremy Harris (@JeremyHarrisTV) July 27, 2026
Witnesses who spoke to KOMO said they heard “7 or 8 shots” while they were at the Bite of Seattle.
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Here are some reports from witnesses pic.twitter.com/QrTR42GslE
— Jeremy Harris (@JeremyHarrisTV) July 27, 2026
A child may be among the shooting victims.
More accounts from people who were at Bite of Seattle.
Still unconfirmed how many shot. Witnesses told me they saw 6. Sounds like a child is among the victims. We do not know conditions. pic.twitter.com/OvQClbCeBu
— Jeremy Harris (@JeremyHarrisTV) July 27, 2026
“The Bite of Seattle is the city’s annual food festival, celebrating 40 years of community, culture, and cuisine this year,” the Seattle Center says on its website.
“The event, hosted at the Seattle Center, features over 300+ vendors, beer and wine gardens, cider tastings, local artisans, and over 65+ musical performers,” the Seattle Center said.
“Locals, tourists, and people from all walks of life come out for three days of festivities featuring the best of Seattle’s culinary creations, entertainment, live cooking demonstrations, activities for kids, and much more,” they said.
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