Two killed, five wounded in shooting at Bite of Seattle festival
Two people were killed and five wounded when gunfire erupted at the Bite of Seattle festival on July 26, 2026; four patients, including a toddler, were taken to Harborview Medical Center.
Two people were killed and five others were wounded in a shooting at the Bite of Seattle food festival on Sunday evening, July 26, 2026, according to a Seattle Fire Department spokesperson cited by The Guardian.
The shooting occurred at Seattle Center, the events complex near the Space Needle where the annual festival was being held. Police asked the public to avoid the area after the gunfire.
Harborview Medical Center received four patients, hospital representative Susan Gregg said. They included a toddler, a 23-year-old man and two adult women; one of the patients was reported to be in critical condition. The available source reports did not identify the people killed or provide information about a suspect or arrests.
A separate Al Jazeera source item documented a vendor livestream capturing the moment gunfire erupted and people fled near the festival. The Bite of Seattle, first held in 1982, typically draws about 350,000 visitors over three days.
