Seattle Shooting, Iran War Pause, Midterm Elections
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At least three people have been killed after a shooting at a food festival in Seattle. Four others are injured, including a two-year-old boy. Police say a suspect is in custody while another is on the loose. I'm Leila Fadel and that's A. Martinez and this is Up First from NPR News. After nearly two weeks of intense airstrikes, the U.S. and Iran have paused their attacks. What the president is doing right now is giving some talks, some space. An Iranian spokesperson confirmed that the two countries are exchanging messages. And with fewer than 100 days until Election Day, some key races across the country are heating up. Democrats are hoping to retake control of at least one chamber of Congress in November, while Republicans are trying to retain their grip on power.
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Three people are dead after a mass shooting at a food festival in Seattle on Sunday. Police there say they have one person in custody and one more person could be involved who has not been arrested. Casey Martin from member station KUOW has been following the story. Casey, what do we know about what happened on Sunday? Well, we don't know much at the moment, but here's what we have. This was at the base of the Space Needle. This is the really tall tourist attraction, probably the landmark that Seattle is most famous for. And surrounding that Space Needle is a big park. This is an open civic park where there's all kinds of festivals, including this very popular food festival. This is an annual event that families go to every year, and...
On Sunday night around 6 p.m., people heard gunshots, multiple gunshots, and started running away. Seattle police who were at the festival, they found a shooter. That person surrendered and was arrested, they said. Police have only said it was a young person, so we don't know if they were an adult or a juvenile. Two guns were found at the park, and I spoke to Jessica Allison, who was there with her young daughter and her husband.
And I was like, should I grab a stroller? He's like, run. We had to run. We hid. We just didn't know what to do. It was just, it was really scary. It was, my heart's still pumping really fast.
Thankfully, they did get out safely after hiding under a performance stage, though she said getting out of that park was really chaotic. Okay, so what about the suspects? As of last night, another suspected shooter was still on the loose. Police said they were still figuring out what that person's involvement was. Police said it appeared that two people were shooting at each other, but that's still being investigated. All right, so what do we know about the victims? Yeah, three people were killed, two died at the park, and a third died at the hospital. Four were injured, including a toddler. A hospital spokesperson said these people were shot in their arms, legs, abdomen, and lower back.
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4 chapters
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:02–8:34
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What happened at the Bite of Seattle food festival and who was involved?
8:34–13:09
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How did witnesses describe the scene and evacuation at the Space Needle festival?
13:09–15:00
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What do police say about suspects, evidence and the ongoing investigation in Seattle?
15:00–15:13
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