JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Seattle mayor gives official explanation for police chief's forced resignation
City’s top lawyer confirms Mayor Kate Wilson explicitly requested that chief step down.
City’s top lawyer confirms Mayor Kate Wilson explicitly requested that chief step down.
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Chief Shon Barnes resigned in the aftermath of a mass shooting at a food festival that left three people dead on July 26.
Police Chief Shon Barnes was out of town at the time of the incident. After an initial social media post announcing the shooting, it was another five hours for police to release further information,
Embattled Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes resigned Thursday afternoon, according to Mayor Katie Wilson. The resignation comes days after Barnes was out of town during a mass shooting and got into the face of a journalist.
Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes has resigned, the city's mayor said Thursday, coming days after a shooting that left two people dead and four injured.
Seattle's police chief avoided the word "gangs" at a press conference after a shooting at the Bite of Seattle food festival killed three and wounded four, drawing scrutiny alongside a mayor whose office took nearly three hours to issue its first statement. Gunfire erupted at 6 p.m. on Sunday, July 26, at the Bite of […] The post Seattle police chief calls gangs "small groups" after food festival shooting leaves three dead appeared first on American Almanac .
Seattle's police chief avoided the word "gangs" at a press conference after a shooting at the Bite of Seattle food festival killed three and wounded four, drawing scrutiny alongside a mayor whose office took nearly three hours to issue its first statement. Gunfire erupted at 6 p.m. on Sunday, July 26, at the Bite of Seattle, an annual food festival near the Space Needle that draws roughly 350,000 attendees each year. Two bystanders, Carlos Israel Sanchez Villalba, 44, a father of three, and Ashley Whitehead, 56, a mother of two, were killed. A 19-year-old believed to be one of the gunmen, Junior Cee Niko Semo, also died at the scene. Four others were wounded, including a 2-year-old toddler , who is in stable condition. Authorities now…Open