Seattle Festival Shooting

A Seattle food festival shooting left three dead, and police are still hunting a second suspect.

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Updated Jul 27, 8:39pm ET

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Seattle authorities said Monday that a 15-year-old boy was detained and at least one other suspect was being sought after a gunfight at the Bite of Seattle food festival near the Space Needle killed three people and wounded at least four. A juvenile judge ordered the teen held for investigation of firearms violations and first-degree assault. Prosecutors said the shooting involved the teen, a 19-year-old man who died at the scene and possibly a third person. Officials said the violence erupted around 6 p.m. Sunday and could be gang-related.

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