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A 15-year-old suspect opened fire at the Bite of Seattle festival, killing three people and wounding four others. Police arrested one suspect and are searching for a second.
A 15-year-old suspect opened fire at the Bite of Seattle festival, killing three people and wounding four. Police arrested one suspect and are searching for a second. The shooting happened at a crowded public gathering in broad daylight — a pediatric mass shooting that killed children or young adults and terrorized hundreds of witnesses.
This is another addition to an ongoing pattern of mass shootings at public events, festivals, and gatherings. Seattle has experienced multiple mass shootings in recent years; this adds to that toll. The involvement of a 15-year-old shooter raises questions about how a juvenile accessed a firearm, whether the weapon was secured at home, and how many other young people have access to guns in the region. The search for a second suspect also suggests this may have involved multiple shooters or coordinated violence, which would be unusual and more alarming.
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