Newly released 911 recordings capture the initial panic after a shooting at Seattle’s Bite of Seattle festival, as callers reported injuries and dispatchers sought urgent medical help. The incident matters because three people were killed and four wounded at a major public event near the Space Needle, raising continuing concerns about public safety and the progress of the investigation.

Dispatchers reported multiple victims, later describing six confirmed gunshot wounds, while responders initially treated the area as an active scene. Police believe a 15-year-old opened fire into the crowd; the teenager remains in juvenile detention on suspicion of firearms offences and first-degree assault, but no homicide charges had been filed at the latest update. Those killed were men aged 19 and 44, and a 56-year-old woman; the wounded included a two-year-old boy.