Miami (EFE).- A shooting in downtown Seattle, near the “Multiple victims” left by a shooting at a festival in Seattle (USA) Space Needle, left “multiple victims” during a festival, with an as-yet undetermined number of injured, according to local authorities on Sunday.
“The police are investigating a shooting. There are multiple gunshot victims. Shots were reported at the Seattle Center. More information will be available soon. Please avoid the area,” the Seattle Police Department warned on X.
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The identities of the victims are unknown
The authorities did not reveal the identity of the victims or the severity of their injuries, nor did they share whether they had arrested the alleged attacker or attackers.
Local media reported that the shooting occurred around 6:00 p.m. Pacific Time (01:00 GMT) in the Seattle Center area, a tourist and cultural space where the Space Needle, the city’s most iconic tower, is located.
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The shooting happened while the venue was hosting the Bite of Seattle festival, with more than three hundred food and promotional item stalls, one of the city’s largest public events.
The United States has recorded 268 mass shootings this year, involving four or more victims excluding the attacker, according to the count by the civil organization Gun Violence Archive (GVA).
