Seattle mayor says ousting police chief after festival shooting was ‘right decision’

The leadership shake-up comes as police continue searching for suspects in a fatal gang-related shooting at a food festival near the Space Needle last weekend

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson is defending her decision to oust the city’s police chief as the “right decision at the right time.”

Seattle mayor defends ousting police chief after festival shootout  AP News

Katie Wilson credited the quick police response with potentially saving lives, and acknowledged that the city was slow to communicate in the aftermath.

It may not surprise you that Seattle’s city government is one of the most incompetent in the country, but it may surprise you just how deep that incompetence goes. A shooting at the Seattle Center unfortunately put this incompetence on display. Seven people were shot, with two dying at the scene and another at the…

Seattle police chief resigns under pressure from mayor over response to festival shooting  cnn.com

Seattle’s police chief resigned from his post Thursday, days after there were questions about the release of information following a shooting at a food festival that left two bystanders dead.

After an initial social media post announcing that there had been a shooting, it took nearly five hours for police to provide any additional information to the public, including whether there was any ongoing threat.

Seattle Police Chief Resigns Under Pressure From Mayor Over Response To Festival Shooting  HuffPost

Police Department faced criticism for slow and confusing communication in aftermath of shooting which left three dead and four wounded

Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes has resigned, the city's mayor said Thursday, coming days after a shooting that left two people dead and four injured.

The decision followed days of criticism over how the department handled the release of information about a shooting that killed three people at a food festival.

Mayor announces resignation of Shon Barnes after city officials faced criticism over response to Sunday shooting Seattle’s police chief has resigned amid criticism of the city’s response to a fatal shootout at a food festival last weekend, Katie Wilson, the mayor, said on Thursday. The announcement followed hours of sp

Seattle's police chief has resigned amid criticism of the city's response to a fatal shootout at a food festival last weekend, Mayor Katie Wilson said Thursday.

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson may oust the city’s police chief following public criticism over the response to a fatal shootout at a crowded food festival under the Space Needle.

The Seattle Police chief has reportedly been fired after coming under heavy criticism for being out of town when three people were killed in a mass shooting at a food festival held in the city.

The 15-year-old arrested after a shootout at a food festival near Seattle’s Space Needle over the weekend was armed with a ghost gun with an extended magazine, police said.

Seattle police are hunting for a third suspect being linked to a deadly shooting at a food festival near the Space Needle. CBS News' Carter Evans reports.