西雅图市长凯蒂·威尔逊周五为撤换警察局长肖恩·巴恩斯的决定进行了辩护，称这是"正确时机的正确决定"[1]。这一人事变动发生在警方继续搜捕上周末太空针附近食品节枪击事件涉案人员之际[1]。威尔逊表示，"有多个因素"导致巴恩斯的离职，"周日的事件只是其中之一"[1]。
该枪击事件造成三人死亡（包括一名嫌疑人）和四人受伤，其中包括一名2岁男童[1]。一名15岁嫌疑人在现场被逮捕并被控出击罪[1]。威尔逊和巴恩斯因对枪击事件信息发布缓慢而受到批评[1]。副警察局长安德烈·塞尔斯已被任命为代理警察局长[1]。
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson defended her decision to remove Police Chief Sean Barnes on Friday, characterizing it as "the right decision at the right time." [1] The personnel change comes as law enforcement continues to pursue suspects involved in a shooting at a food festival near the Space Needle the previous weekend that left two bystanders dead. [1]
The incident resulted in three fatalities, including one suspect, and four injured individuals, among them a 2-year-old child. [1] A 15-year-old suspect was arrested at the scene and faces assault charges. [1] Wilson and Barnes faced criticism over delays in releasing information about the shooting. [1] The mayor stated that "multiple factors" contributed to Barnes's departure, noting that "Sunday's event was only one of them." [1] Deputy Police Chief Andre Seles has been appointed acting police chief. [1]