Two Dead and Five Injured 'Seattle Food Festival Shooting'

Two people were killed and five others were wounded in a shooting Sunday evening during a food festival at an events complex near the Space Needle in Seattle, a city fire department spokesperson said. 

Police were investigating the shooting and urged people to avoid the area just northwest of downtown. The gunfire erupted around 6 p.m. at the Seattle Center during the Bite of Seattle



festival.

Harborview Medical Center spokesperson Susan Gregg said the hospital admitted four victims including a toddler, a 23-year-old man and two adult women. One patient was in critical condition, she said. 

The Seattle Center was hosting the Bite of Seattle food festival over the weekend. A large number of police and emergency crews responded around 6 p.m. and began evacuating the area.