Seattle police chief Shon Barnes fired after bungled response to food festival mass shooting: reports

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.

Police Chief Shon Barnes was at a conference in Dallas when the Bite of Seattle festival shooting took place on Sunday.

Prosecutors filed assault and weapons charges against a 15-year-old arrested in connection with a mass shooting at Seattle's annual food festival.

In a statement supporting the charges, police said preliminary testing of bullets recovered from the two bystanders killed showed they did not match that weapon

Police link shooting to gang violence but have not said who might have fired bullets that killed bystanders on Sunday Bullets that fatally struck two bystanders during a shootout at a Seattle food festival last weekend do not appear to have come from the gun that a 15-year-old arrested at the scene was firing, police s

The bullets that killed two bystanders during a shootout at a crowded Seattle food festival last weekend do not appear to have come from the gun that a 15-year-old arrested at the scene was firing, police said in court documents filed Wednesday.

Police say bullets that killed 2 at Seattle festival do not appear to have been fired by arrested 15-year-old's gun

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 Chief Shon Barnes was in Dallas when the Bite of Seattle mass shooting killed three, sparking scrutiny over his frequent travel.

Illegal homemade guns linked to Seattle shooting  USA Today

A loaded ghost gun was recovered at the scene of a deadly Seattle shooting over the weekend, police said Tuesday as they continue to search for a possible third suspect.

The weapon was a 9 mm gun from Polymer80 — a now-defunct company that was once a leading manufacturer of ghost gun parts, Police Chief Shon Barnes said.

Seattle police say 15-year-old arrested in connection with festival shooting had a ghost gun  CNN

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

Police Chief Shon Barnes told a news conference that the weapon was a 9 mm gun from Polymer80 — a now-defunct company that was once a leading manufacturer of ghost gun parts.

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

Seattle police say 15-year-old arrested in connection with festival shooting had a ghost gun  AP News

Seattle police say 15-year-old arrested in connection with festival shooting had a ghost gun  Toronto Star

Seattle mass shooting victims identified; 2-year-old released from hospital  Chicago Tribune

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.

TACLOBAN CITY — The mothers of two students killed in the June 22 mass shooting at San Jose National High School welcomed President Marcos Jr.’s tribute honoring them. This gesture was made by the chief executive during his fifth State of the Nation Address (Sona). The victims’ mothers, however, stressed that their for

Families grieved on Monday as they remembered the three people killed in a shooting at a food festival.

SEATTLE (AP) — There were at least three suspects involved in a shootout at a crowded food festival near Seattle’s Space Needle over the weekend, police said Monday. One of them was among those killed in the violence.

The shooting incident killed three people, one of them now identified as one of the shooters, and injured four others, including a two-year-old boy, according to Seattle police.

A 15-year-old was arrested after shots rang out at a food festival on Sunday - hours later, some vendors hung around, wondering when they would be allowed to return to collect their belongings

Police now say there were at least three suspects involved in a shoot-out at a crowded food festival near Seattle’s Space Needle over the weekend. One of them was among those killed in the violence. In a document filed in juvenile court in Seattle, where a 15-year-old arrested in the case did not appear for a scheduled

In a court document, police said they believe there were at least three shooters: a 15-year-old, an acquaintance who died at the scene, and 'at least one other unknown suspect.'

At least three suspects were involved in a food festival shooting in Seattle, police said, with one of them only 15 years old.

Authorities search for second suspect after shootout that killed three and left at least four others injured

A 15-year-old was arrested in connection with a mass shooting in Seattle on Sunday that killed two people and injured four. The 15-year-old is just one of two suspects. The two are believed to have opened fire on each other and shot several bystanders in the crossfire. Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson said the teenager was…

A 15-year-old has been detained and a second suspect is being sought in connection with a shootout at a Seattle food festival on Sunday.

One suspect is in custody and another remains at large following the Sunday shooting, which left three people dead and four others wounded.

Gunfire erupted at a food festival in Seattle on Sunday, leaving three people dead and four others injured, including a toddler.A 15-year-old was detained and booked in connection with the shooting and will make their first court appearance Monday afternoon, Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson said during a news conference on M

Police Search For Second Suspect Following Seattle Food Festival Shooting That Killed 3  HuffPost

Three people were killed during the incident near the city’s Space Needle on Sunday, the police said. One suspect was in custody and the police were searching for another.

Three people have been killed and severalothers injured following a shooting at a food festival near the Space Needle in Seattle on Sunday, the city fire department said.

Three killed, four wounded in Seattle food festival shooting, police say  Arab News

2 min readNew DelhiJul 27, 2026 12:51 PM IST Security personnel were unable to identify where the men landed, and officers who responded to the scene could not locate them (Photo: @Breaking911/X)Two men in Seattle have grabbed attention after they jumped from the iconic 605-foot Space Needle. The incident unfolded on F

Another suspect is being sought by officers after the incident on Sunday.

Milo Pope | Live News reporter Published July 27, 2026 6:55am Updated July 27, 2026 6:55am One suspect is in custody after a mass shooting at the Bite of Seattle food festival (Picture: Getty Images) Two people have died and five others have been injured after gunfire broke out at a popular food festival near Seattle’s

The shooting took place during the “Bite of Seattle” summer festival celebrating local businesses and food vendors.

Three people have been killed and others injured after a gunman opened fire at the Bite of Seattle food festival, near the city's iconic Space Needle building, in the early hours of Monday morning

Two people have been killed and at least four others wounded, including a child, in a mass shooting near the Space Needle landmark in Seattle last night, according to US media and a local hospital.