2 killed, 5 injured in shooting at Seattle Center in Washington state

At least two people were killed and five others injured, including a 2-year-old child, in a shooting at the Seattle Center in the US state of Washington on Sunday, local broadcaster KOMO News reported.

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson said in a statement that one suspect had been taken into custody.

One witness attending the Bite of Seattle festival told KOMO News that they heard “seven or eight shots” near the center’s fountain.

The report said emergency responders confirmed the two fatalities and identified the injured as three women aged 39, 40 and 56, a 23-year-old man and a 2-year-old boy.

The 56-year-old woman was taken to Harborview Medical Center in serious condition, while the 39-year-old woman, the 23-year-old man and the child were hospitalized in stable condition, KOMO News reported.

The 40-year-old woman suffered minor injuries and declined transportation to a hospital.

UW Medicine later told The Daily that all of the patients it treated had suffered gunshot wounds. An adult woman was undergoing surgery and remained in critical condition, while the child, the 23-year-old man and the 39-year-old woman were in satisfactory condition.

The Seattle Police Department said on the US social media platform X that officers were investigating a shooting involving “multiple victims” and urged the public to avoid the area.

Authorities did not immediately release information about the two people killed or provide further details about the suspect.

Footage circulating on social media appeared to show police removing an individual from the area, but officials have not confirmed whether the person was the suspect taken into custody.

The Seattle Center, located near the city’s iconic Space Needle, an observation tower built for the 1962 World’s Fair, was hosting the annual Bite of Seattle festival over the weekend featuring hundreds of local food vendors and live music performances.

An investigation remains underway.