Three people have been killed and four are injured in hospital following a shooting at the Seattle Center, according to Seattle Police, the BBC reports.
Those injured include a two-year-old boy, who is in a stable condition, fire department officials say.
Two people are believed to have been shooting at each other, according to the assistant chief of Seattle Police.
One suspect has been taken into custody, while a search is under way to find a second who fled from officers at the scene, police say
A major food festival was being held at the scene, near the city’s famed Space Needle, when gunshots were heard around 18:00 local time
Witnesses report hearing multiple gunshots and one attendee tells local media that the scene was “pure chaos.”
Washington’s governor offers his condolences to the families of the victims, while a Seattle congresswoman condemns the “senseless violence.”
