A 15-year-old was arrested in connection to Sunday night’s senseless shooting at a popular Seattle food festival that left three dead and injured four, including a toddler, officials said.
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson shared the update on the investigation on Monday while cops said another suspect died and the whereabouts of a third is still “unknown.”
“We believe this teenager opened fire in the crowd, but details are still under investigation,” Wilson said at a press conference.
The mayor said the unnamed teen is being investigated for firearms violations and first degree assault.
A document filed at the juvenile court where the 15-year-old appeared stated that cops believed three shooters opened fire at the Bite of Seattle food festival, near the city’s iconic Space Needle.
Neither the mayor nor Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes made reference to a third shooter at the press conference earlier in the day.
However, Barnes had said that they were looking into whether or not a second shooter was among those who had died.
The horrible scene happened around 6 p.m. local time on Sunday at the Bite of Seattle food festival, near the city’s iconic Space Needle, police said.
Two men, ages 19 and 44, and a 56-year-old woman were killed in the shooting, authorities said.
A 2-year-old was also wounded in the violence, but is said to be in stable condition.
Two men in their twenties as well as a 39-year-old woman were discharged from the hospital after receiving treatment, authorities said.
