西雅图食品节周末发生枪击事件，警方在法庭文件中表示，导致两人丧生的子弹并非来自现场被捕的15岁少年的武器[1]。该少年持有一把无法追踪的"幽灵枪"，初步弹道测试未能将回收的致命子弹与其枪支相匹配[1]。
警方将此次枪击与帮派暴力相关联[1]。现场共发现四种武器的弹壳，表明多人参与了射击[1]。除被捕的15岁少年外，还有一名19岁嫌疑人在现场被击毙[1]。至少四名其他旁观者在枪击中受伤，其中包括一名2岁男童[1]。
西雅图警察局长Shon Barnes在评论暴力问题时指出，该市0.01%的人口与52%的枪击事件相关联[1]。被捕少年已被指控一级持枪攻击罪和18岁以下非法持枪罪[1]。若在少年法庭被定罪，他可能面临2.5年的少年监禁；若在成人法庭被定罪，则面临8至10年监禁，另加可能5年的枪支强化刑罚[1]。
A shooting at a Seattle food festival over the weekend left two people dead, but ballistic evidence suggests the fatal shots did not come from the 15-year-old arrested at the scene, according to court documents filed by police [1]. The teenager, who was carrying an untraceable "ghost gun," opened fire on the crowd, though preliminary ballistic tests failed to connect the recovered fatal bullets to his weapon [1].
Police linked the shooting to gang violence, noting that at least four different weapons were discharged at the festival and that a 19-year-old suspect was killed on scene [1]. At least four other bystanders were wounded in the incident, including a 2-year-old boy [1]. The 15-year-old faces charges of first-degree assault with a firearm and illegal firearm possession as a minor [1]. If convicted in juvenile court, he could face 2.5 years in detention; conviction in adult court could result in eight to ten years in prison plus a potential five-year firearms enhancement [1].
Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes underscored the scale of gun violence in the city, stating: "We have small groups that appear to be at odds with each other, and in our city 0.01% of the population is connected to 52% of our shootings" [1].