Suspect in Seattle festival shooting identified as 15-year-old boy

Seattle authorities have identified a 15-year-old boy as one of the suspects in a fatal shooting that occurred at the popular 'Bite of Seattle' food festival. Mayor Kadeem Wilson confirmed the teenager is in juvenile detention, while police continue to search for a second suspect. Officials believe the two individuals exchanged gunfire during the incident.

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The suspect detained in connection with the shooting incident that occurred yesterday is a 15-year-old boy, and he is currently being held in juvenile detention.

The shooting erupted Saturday evening at the Seattle Center, a major cultural hub, amidst the annual 'Bite of Seattle' food festival, an event that typically draws over 350,000 attendees since its inception in 1982. The gunfire turned the festive atmosphere into chaos, leaving three people dead: a 19-year-old man, a 44-year-old man, and a 56-year-old woman. A 2-year-old boy was among at least six others injured, though his injuries and those of three other civilians are reported as not life-threatening.

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The two suspects exchanged gunfire with each other.

This tragic event adds to a grim tally of gun violence in the United States. According to the Gun Violence Archive, a non-profit tracking such incidents, this shooting is at least the 271st mass shooting in the U.S. this year, defined as an event where four or more people are shot or killed, excluding the shooter.

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According to the Gun Violence Archive, this incident is at least the 271st mass shooting in the United States this year.