Tragedy Strikes Seattle Food Festival: Three Lives Lost in Shooting
WHO:
AP News - Assistant Seattle Police Chief Tyrone Davis provided updates on the incident.
AP News - Grace Nuñez is a spokesperson for the Seattle Fire Department.
AP News - Faith Adia Hunter was a festival attendee who witnessed the shooting.
AP News - Roberto Ramirez is a vendor at the event.
AP News - Estan Wakonabo was another festival attendee who experienced the chaos.
WHAT:
AP News - Three people were killed and four others were injured in a shooting at a food festival.
AP News - The four injured included a 2-year-old boy, all of whom were hospitalized and in stable condition.
AP News - Two suspects were involved in the shooting, with one arrested and another still at large.
AP News - Gunfire erupted around 6 p.m. during the Bite of Seattle festival.
WHERE:
AP News - The shooting occurred at a food festival beneath Seattle’s Space Needle.
AP News - The event took place at the Seattle Center campus.
WHEN:
AP News - The Bite of Seattle festival is an annual event that has been held since 1982.
WHY:
AP News - Investigators believe the two suspects were shooting at each other.
HOW:
AP News - Dozens of police officers were providing security at the event, and some witnessed the shooting.
AP News - Law enforcement searched the grounds for the outstanding suspect but did not find them.
(UPDATED July 27, 2026 12:03 UTC)
A tragic shooting at the Bite of Seattle festival, held beneath the iconic Space Needle, resulted in the deaths of three people and left four others injured, including a 2-year-old boy, all of whom are currently hospitalized and in stable condition. Two suspects were involved in the incident, with one arrested and the other still at large, as investigators believe they were shooting at each other during the chaos that erupted around 6 p.m. Dozens of police officers were on-site providing security, and some even witnessed the shooting, while law enforcement conducted a search for the outstanding suspect but did not locate them.