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Seattle Mass Shooting Near the Space Needle
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The broadcast opens with breaking news from Seattle, where three people were killed and four others injured in a mass shooting at a large food festival near the iconic Space Needle. A 2-year-old child was among the injured, underlining the random, devastating reach of the attack [1] — NPR Reporter "3 killed, 4 injured in Seattle shooting: A mass shooting near the Space Needle at a large food festival in Seattle killed 3 people and inju…" . Reporter Casey Martin of KUOW described a scene of hundreds of festival-goers suddenly plunged into chaos. Eyewitness Jessica Allison, who was there with her young daughter and husband, gave a haunting account: she initially mistook the gunshots for fireworks before bursts of automatic fire made the reality inescapable [2] — Jessica Allison "It's like pop, pop, pop, and I was like, that's fireworks, right? Like, that's someone being silly. And then we heard grrr, and it was just…" 00:20 . She watched people scatter in all directions, and her husband grabbed their daughter and ran. Seattle's mayor called it 'an act of horrific violence' and confirmed at least one suspect was taken into custody — but for the families at that festival, the damage was already done.
A mass shooting near the Space Needle at a large food festival in Seattle killed 3 people and injured 4 others, including a 2-year-old child.
Three people were killed and four injured in a mass shooting near Seattle's Space Needle at a crowded food festival. A 2-year-old was among the victims, and at least one suspect was taken into custody.
Festival-goer Jessica Allison thought the gunshots were fireworks before realizing bullets were spraying the crowd. Her husband grabbed their daughter and ran — a visceral firsthand account of the shooting's chaos.
Seattle's mayor confirmed at least one person was taken into custody following the mass shooting and called it an act of horrific violence.
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