西雅图警察局长肖恩·巴恩斯在该市食品节发生致命枪击事件后辞职[1]。市长凯蒂·威尔逊于周四宣布了这一决定[1]。副局长安德烈·塞尔斯被任命为临时局长，拥有20多年的执法工作经验[1]。
枪击事件发生在西雅图年度Bite of Seattle美食节期间，造成3人死亡、4人受伤[1]。遇害者中包括一名两岁的男童[1]。一名15岁的嫌疑人在现场被劝服投降，其中一名死者为该嫌疑人[1]。警察部门因事后沟通缓慢而遭到批评，枪击事件发生后近5小时，警方才向公众提供额外信息[1]。
巴恩斯是西雅图第二位黑人警察局长，于2024年12月由前任市长布鲁斯·哈雷尔任命[1]。包括西雅图全国有色人种协进会和大都市西雅图城市联盟在内的黑人社区组织曾致函市长办公室表示对巴恩斯的支持[1]。
Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes has resigned in the aftermath of a mass shooting at the Bite of Seattle food festival, Mayor Katie Wilson announced on Thursday [1]. The incident resulted in three deaths, including the suspect, and four people wounded, with one of the injured being a two-year-old child [1]. The police department faced criticism for its delayed public communication, taking nearly five hours after the shooting to provide additional information to residents [1].
A 15-year-old suspect was persuaded to surrender at the scene [1]. Deputy Chief Andre Sayles has been appointed as interim police chief and brings over two decades of law enforcement experience to the role [1]. Barnes, who was Seattle's second Black police chief, had been appointed by former Mayor Bruce Harrell in December 2024 [1]. Black community organizations including Seattle NAACP and the Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle sent letters to the mayor's office expressing their support for Barnes [1].