World·UpdatedA 15-year-old suspect was arrested after a shooting that killed three people and left at least four others injured at a food festival near Seattle's Space Needle over the weekend, the city's mayor said Monday.Police looking for 2nd suspect but unsure if that individual is still aliveThe Associated Press · Posted: Jul 27, 2026 3:41 PM EDT | Last Updated: 22 minutes agoListen to this articleEstimated 4 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.Tyrone Davis, assistant chief of special operations for the Seattle Police Department, speaks to the members of the media Sunday, after officers responded to a deadly shooting at a food festival that evening. (Jason Redmond/Reuters)A suspect arrested after a shooting that killed three people and left at least four others injured at a food festival near Seattle's Space Needle over the weekend is 15 years old, the city's mayor said Monday. The teen was being held in juvenile detention for investigation of firearms violations and first-degree assault and was due to appear in court Monday afternoon, Mayor Katie Wilson said at a news conference. Authorities said Monday they are still looking for a second suspect, but could not rule out whether that individual was among those killed."We are trying to identify who that person is," said Seattle police Chief Shon Barnes.Investigators said they believe the two suspects were shooting at each other. Police said late Sunday night it was not clear whether any of the victims had been involved in the confrontation between the two shooters.Two people died at the scene and a third died in the hospital. They were described as two men, ages 19 and 44, and a 56-year-old woman. The four wounded included a two-year-old boy, who was in satisfactory condition Monday. The others — two men, ages 23 and 27, and a woman, 39, were discharged, a hospital spokesperson said. A worker cleans blood off the pavement Monday, the day after a shooting at Seattle Center. (Lindsey Wasson/The Associated Press)Vendors were allowed to return to the sprawling campus Monday morning to clean up and collect their equipment and merchandise. Skewered squid on grills, roasted ducks in ovens and plates full of food were among the items left behind as people fled the gunfire. Near the spot of the shooting, a stain of what appeared to be blood was still visible in the morning. A candlelight vigil was planned Monday night at the centre's International Fountain.Guests 'took off running'The gunfire erupted around 6 p.m. local time on Sunday in the waning hours of Bite of Seattle, an annual three-day festival that draws hundreds of food and retail vendors to Seattle Center, a sprawling park and event space in the shadow of the Space Needle. Many attendees rushed into campus buildings or ran from the park at the sound of the shots. 3 killed, 4 injured in shooting at Seattle food festivalDozens of officers were providing security at the event and some saw one of the suspects firing.A large number of police and emergency crews responded and began evacuating the area. Police then searched an IMAX theater on the grounds where they initially believed a second shooter had fled.Adam Lombardo, who had a Burmese food stand at the festival with his spouse, described the panic of fleeing people as a "stampede." As he gathered his equipment Monday, he described how police escorted them into the crime scene to turn off their ovens and stoves."It's really sad because you think that three innocent people aren't getting up with their families," he said. "They just came to enjoy a food festival with people, with friends, with new friends, and they lost their lives in just what sounds like meaningless bloodshed."A police officer stands at a closed off area Sunday. (Lindsey Wasson/The Associated Press)Festival attendee Faith Adia Hunter said she and her friends had just gotten food from a crepe vendor when gunfire broke out out nearby. In the scramble to find safety, she and others ran into the nearby Seattle Children's Museum."We were about to start eating, then heard someone yell something, then we saw people start to run," Hunter said. "So we took off running, too."Roberto Ramirez, a vendor at the event, said he heard what sounded like firecrackers before people began yelling "shooter" and frantically running."Suddenly everything was empty," he said. "People were freaked out." After the initial panic, new guests continued to arrive unaware of what had happened. Police told them to leave, Ramirez said.Estan Wakonabo said he and his girlfriend were waiting in line for a photo booth when he was shoved from behind and turned to see a rush of people fleeing. An unidentified man is led into the scene by police after they responded to the shooting Sunday. (Lindsey Wasson/The Associated Press)"People were hiding, were pushing, people were falling on the ground, baby strollers were falling," Wakonabo said, adding that was when he heard gunshots. "Once I heard a 'pop, pop, pop,' that's when I knew it was a shooter," he said. After he escorted his girlfriend to safety, Wakonabo said he returned to the scene to take photos and saw multiple victims on the ground. The festival started in 1982 and draws 350,000 attendees, according to its website.