Overview
- The shooting, which erupted Sunday evening at about 6 p.m. at Seattle Center, left two people dead and five others wounded, including a 2‑year‑old child.
- First responders pronounced two victims dead at the scene and transported four people with gunshot wounds to Harborview Medical Center, where one patient is in critical condition.
- Seattle officials said at least one suspect has been taken into custody while police, the ATF, the FBI, and the Washington State Patrol SWAT team work the active investigation.
- Video and witness accounts show multiple shots and panicked evacuations through vendor aisles and near the Armory fountain area, forcing the event and nearby monorail service to halt.
- Bite of Seattle draws hundreds of thousands over three days and the attack is likely to prompt reviews of public‑event security, emergency response and trauma care at regional centers such as Harborview.