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Seattle festival shooting
Investigation
last updated 27 July 2026 · 3 sources
Confirmed facts
11
Open questions
5
Deaths
3
Wounded
4
Arrested
1
Homicide holds
None reported
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Timeline of what's confirmed11 entries
26 July 2026, around 6 p.m.
Gunfire erupted at the Bite of Seattle festival at Seattle Center, near the Space Needle.
AP
26 July 2026, around 6 p.m.
Authorities said seven people were shot: three were killed and four were wounded.
AP
26 July 2026
Two people died at the scene and a third died at Harborview Medical Center; authorities described the dead as two men, ages 19 and 44, and a 56-year-old woman.
AP
26 July 2026
Authorities said the wounded included a 2-year-old boy, two men ages 23 and 27, and a 39-year-old woman.
AP
26 July 2026
Dozens of officers were providing security at the festival, and authorities said some officers saw one suspect firing.
AP
26 July 2026
Seattle Assistant Police Chief Tyrone Davis said investigators believed two suspects were shooting at each other, one suspect surrendered at the scene, and another fled.
AP
26 July 2026, Sunday night
The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said agents were at the scene and Seattle police would lead the investigation.
CBS News
27 July 2026
Officers had arrested a 15-year-old in connection with the shooting, and officials clarified that no one had been detained on homicide charges.
CBS News
27 July 2026
In a juvenile-court document reviewed by AP, police said they believed there were at least three shooters: the 15-year-old, an acquaintance who died at the scene, and at least one other unknown suspect.
AP
27 July 2026
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson said the 15-year-old was being held in juvenile detention for investigation of firearms violations and first-degree assault; those are investigative allegations, not proven charges.
AP
27 July 2026
Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes said authorities were still trying to identify an additional suspect and could not rule out whether that person was among those killed.
AP
Open questionsunconfirmed · not conclusions
What was the full sequence of gunfire at Seattle Center?unconfirmed; investigators said they were still determining the sequence · unconfirmed
Who is the additional unknown suspect described by police?unconfirmed; authorities said they were still trying to identify that person · unconfirmed
Was the additional unknown suspect among the people killed?unconfirmed; police said they could not rule it out · unconfirmed
Were any of the wounded people involved in the confrontation described by police?unconfirmed; officials had not publicly confirmed victim roles · unconfirmed
Will prosecutors file charges, and if so, what charges?unconfirmed; CBS News reported no one had been detained on homicide charges · unconfirmed
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