{"id":2635802,"date":"2026-07-27T00:35:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T04:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/at-least-two-dead-and-several-injured-in-shooting-at-seattle-food-festival-police\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T00:37:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T04:37:15","slug":"at-least-two-dead-and-several-injured-in-shooting-at-seattle-food-festival-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/at-least-two-dead-and-several-injured-in-shooting-at-seattle-food-festival-police\/","title":{"rendered":"At least two dead and several injured in shooting at Seattle food festival: Police"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fat-least-two-dead-and-several-injured-in-shooting-at-seattle-food-festival-police%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2635802&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A shooting occurred at a food festival near the Space Needle in Seattle, Washington, resulting in at least two deaths and five injuries. Police responded shortly after 6 p.m., and attendees evacuated the area amid gunfire sounds. the Seattle Police department confirmed multiple victims and that shots were fired at the Seattle Center. Grace Nunez from the Seattle Fire Department stated that two people died at the scene, while four others were hospitalized, with one in serious condition.The Governor of Washington, Bob Ferguson, is overseeing the response, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/morning-joe-host-says-dem-governor-should-call-trump-for-reinforcements-so-they-can-save-lives\/\" title=\"&#039;Morning Joe&#039; Host Says Dem Governor Should Call Trump for Reinforcements, So They Can &#039;Save Lives&#039;\">additional law enforcement support<\/a> has been requested. The event affected by the incident was the Bite of Seattle festival, which features music and food vendors. Authorities have not confirmed if any suspects have been apprehended or if there are multiple shooters. This is a developing story that will be updated.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At least two people are dead and five have been injured in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/shootings\/\">shooting<\/a> at a food festival near the Space Needle in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/seattle\/\">Seattle<\/a>, Washington, on Sunday night, according to police.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Police and emergency crews reported to the scene shortly after 6 p.m. local time, according to the <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/seattle-shooting-space-needle-92628a1f1597e32ba44d6a2de3272646\">Associated Press<\/a><\/em>. Event attendees rushed to exit the venue after several loud pops were heard.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4663871\/shooting-space-needle-seattle\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Multiple people injured in shooting near Space Needle in Seattle: Police<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4662598\/zohran-mamdani-calls-benjamin-netanyahu-comments-objective-facts\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Mamdani calls his Netanyahu comments \u2018objective facts\u2019 when asked if they contributed to rising antisemitism<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4661501\/us-homicide-rate-2026-historic\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>US on track for lowest homicide rate in over a century, report shows<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPolice are investigating a shooting,\u201d the Seattle Police Department said in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SeattlePD\/status\/2081552423328563252?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet\">an initial statement<\/a>. \u201cMultiple shooting victims. Shots fired at the Seattle Center. More information to come. Please avoid the area.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Police are investigating a shooting. Multiple shooting victims. Shots fired at the Seattle Center. More information to come. Please avoid the area.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Seattle Police Department (@SeattlePD) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SeattlePD\/status\/2081552423328563252?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 27, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Grace Nunez, a spokesperson for the Seattle Fire Department, later confirmed two people died at the scene. She said four patients were transported to Harborview Medical Center, including one person in serious condition and three in stable condition. A fifth person declined to go to the hospital.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gov. Bob Ferguson (D-WA) said <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GovBobFerguson\/status\/2081588859234873556\">in a statement<\/a> he is \u201creceiving briefings regarding the ongoing response at the Seattle Center.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Washington State Patrol SWAT team is on the way to assist, at the request of the Seattle Police Department,\u201d Ferguson said. \u201cPlease continue to avoid the area. If you are in the area, please follow directions from law enforcement. My prayers are with the families of the victims, and the responders as they work to keep people safe.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4661501\/us-homicide-rate-2026-historic\/\">US ON TRACK FOR LOWEST HOMICIDE RATE IN OVER A CENTURY, REPORT SHOWS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bite of Seattle, an annual event hosted at the Seattle Center, features live music and food vendors and was started in 1982. The Seattle Monorail closed for the rest of Sunday following the shooting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Police have not confirmed whether a suspect is in custody or if there was more than one shooter.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>This is a breaking news story and will be updated.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2 dead, 5 injured in Seattle food festival shooting near Space Needle<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3238,"featured_media":2635803,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26208095737358.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[81523,7035,4300],"class_list":["post-2635802","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-food-festival","tag-seattle","tag-shooting"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26208095737358.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2635802","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3238"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2635802"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2635802\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2635806,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2635802\/revisions\/2635806"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2635803"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2635802"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2635802"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2635802"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}