The victims of the Seattle Center mass shooting have been identified as Carlos Villalba, 44, and Ashley Whitehead, 56, according to the King County Medical Examiner. The third victim, 19-year-old Cee Semo, was also identified as a participant in the shooting. Seattle Food Festival on Sunday.
Villalba was shot in the torso and died at the scene. Semo suffered multiple gunshot wounds and died at the scene. Whitehead was shot in the pelvis and taken to Harborview Medical Center, where he underwent surgery but later died from his injuries.
other victims
Four other people were injured in the shooting. according to King 5Three injured victims were released from the hospital on Monday. As of Monday morning, a 2-year-old boy remained at Harborview Medical Center and was reported to be in good condition.
Other injured include a 39-year-old woman, a 23-year-old man and a 27-year-old man.
suspect
A 15-year-old boy was taken into custody in connection with the shooting. The teen was arrested on suspicion of a firearms violation and first-degree assault and waived his first court appearance Monday.
Authorities are still searching for another person believed to be involved in the shooting, who remains at large.
The Youth Peace and Justice Foundation is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of any outstanding suspects.
Witnesses with information are encouraged to contact the Seattle Police Department tip line at 206-233-5000.
Witnesses describe chaos at incident
Festival attendee Faith Adia Hunter said she and her friends had just bought food from a crepe vendor when gunfire erupted. For safety, they ran into the nearby Seattle Children’s Museum.
“We were about to start eating and then we heard someone yelling and then we saw people starting to run away,” Hunter told The Associated Press. “So we started running too.”
Estan Wakonabo said he and his girlfriend were waiting in line for a photo booth when he was pushed from behind.
“People were hiding, pushing, people were falling on the ground, strollers were falling over,” Wakonabo said.
The Bite of Seattle music festival began in 1982 and attracts about 350,000 attendees, according to its website.
(With input from The Associated Press)
