{"id":18659,"date":"2026-07-27T09:12:05","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T04:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=18659"},"modified":"2026-07-27T09:12:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T04:12:05","slug":"shooting-at-a-seattle-food-festival-leaves-2-dead-and-wounds-5-fire-official-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=18659","title":{"rendered":"Shooting at a Seattle food festival leaves 2 dead and wounds 5, fire official says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/seattle\/\">SEATTLE<\/a> \u2014 \u00a0Two people were killed and five others were wounded in a shooting Sunday evening during a food festival at an events complex near the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/space-needle\/\">Space Needle<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/seattle\/\">Seattle<\/a>, a city fire department spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p>Police were investigating the shooting and urged people to avoid the area just northwest of downtown.<\/p>\n<p>The gunfire erupted around 6 p.m. at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/seattle\/\">Seattle<\/a> Center during the Bite of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/seattle\/\">Seattle<\/a> festival.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/harborview-medical-center\/\">Harborview Medical Center<\/a> spokesperson Susan Gregg said the hospital admitted four victims including a toddler, a 23-year-old man and two adult women.<\/p>\n<div class=\"main-photo article-story-photo\">\n<section class=\"block more-from-story\" style=\"padding-bottom: 10px; margin-bottom: 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;\">\n<div class=\"block-content\">\n<figure class=\"photo-zoom\">\n<div class=\"photo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/multimedia\/image\/ap_seattle_shooting_31144jpg\/\" alt=\"Scene at Seattle Center in Seattle Sunday, July 26, 2026, where a mass shooting has been reported. (Nick Wagner\/The Seattle Times via AP)\" title=\"Scene at Seattle Center in Seattle Sunday, July 26, 2026, where a mass shooting has been reported. (Nick Wagner\/The Seattle Times via AP)\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/twt-thumbs.washtimes.com\/media\/image\/2026\/07\/26\/Seattle_Shooting_31144_c0-251-6000-3749_s885x516.jpg?bfee798b140155ee7106e1a89845758c6071a6da\" width=\"885\" height=\"516\" alt=\"Scene at Seattle Center in Seattle Sunday, July 26, 2026, where a mass shooting has been reported. (Nick Wagner\/The Seattle Times via AP)\"\/><i class=\"zoom\"\/><\/a><\/div><figcaption class=\"source\">\n                                      <span class=\"hide-on-mobile\"><br \/>\n                                        Scene at Seattle Center in Seattle Sunday, July 26, 2026, where a mass shooting has been reported. (Nick Wagner\/The Seattle Times via AP)<br \/>\n                                      <\/span><br \/>\n                                      <span class=\"show-mobile-only-not-ad\"><br \/>\n                                        Scene at Seattle Center in Seattle \u2026<br \/>\n                                      <\/span><br \/>\n                                      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/multimedia\/image\/ap_seattle_shooting_31144jpg\/\" target=\"_blank\">more &gt;<\/a><br \/>\n                                    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<p>One patient was in critical condition, she said.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/seattle\/\">Seattle<\/a> Center was hosting the Bite of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/seattle\/\">Seattle<\/a> food festival over the weekend. A large number of police and emergency crews responded around 6 p.m. and began evacuating the area.<\/p>\n<p>Estan Wakonabo said he and his girlfriend were at the festival waiting in line for a photo booth when he was shoved from behind and he turned to see a rush of people fleeing.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cPeople were hiding, were pushing, people were falling on the ground, baby strollers were falling,\u201d Wakonabo said, adding that was when he heard gunshots.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce I heard a \u2018pop, pop, pop,\u2019 that\u2019s when I knew it was a shooter,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>After he escorted his girlfriend to safety, he returned to the scene to make photos and saw multiple victims on the ground, Wakonabo said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"main-photo article-story-photo\">\n<section class=\"block more-from-story\" style=\"padding-bottom: 10px; margin-bottom: 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;\">\n<div class=\"block-content\">\n<figure class=\"photo-zoom\">\n<div class=\"photo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/multimedia\/image\/ap_seattle_shooting_46782jpg\/\" alt=\"Police respond to a shooting at Seattle Center during the Bite of Seattle food festival Sunday, July 26, 2026, in Seattle, Wash. (AP Photo\/Lindsey Wasson)\" title=\"Police respond to a shooting at Seattle Center during the Bite of Seattle food festival Sunday, July 26, 2026, in Seattle, Wash. (AP Photo\/Lindsey Wasson)\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/twt-thumbs.washtimes.com\/media\/image\/2026\/07\/26\/Seattle_Shooting_46782_c0-361-8640-5398_s885x516.jpg?1fa462173b4f081f64aff30d77171f4e878c3c0f\" width=\"885\" height=\"516\" alt=\"Police respond to a shooting at Seattle Center during the Bite of Seattle food festival Sunday, July 26, 2026, in Seattle, Wash. (AP Photo\/Lindsey Wasson)\"\/><i class=\"zoom\"\/><\/a><\/div><figcaption class=\"source\">\n                                      <span class=\"hide-on-mobile\"><br \/>\n                                        Police respond to a shooting at Seattle Center during the Bite of Seattle food festival Sunday, July 26, 2026, in Seattle, Wash. (AP Photo\/Lindsey Wasson)<br \/>\n                                      <\/span><br \/>\n                                      <span class=\"show-mobile-only-not-ad\"><br \/>\n                                        Police respond to a shooting at \u2026<br \/>\n                                      <\/span><br \/>\n                                      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/multimedia\/image\/ap_seattle_shooting_46782jpg\/\" target=\"_blank\">more &gt;<\/a><br \/>\n                                    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<p>                        <a name=\"pagebreak\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The annual festival started in 1982 and draws 350,000 attendees over \u201cthree days of food, drink, and community celebration,\u201d according to its website.<\/p>\n<div class=\"permission\" style=\"padding-top: 25px;\">\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2026 The Washington Times, LLC.\n                        <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SEATTLE \u2014 \u00a0Two people were killed and five others were wounded in a shooting Sunday evening during a food festival at an events complex near the Space Needle in Seattle, a city fire department spokesperson said. Police were investigating the shooting and urged people to avoid the area just northwest of downtown. 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