The Questions About the Delay Regarding the Presser About the Seattle Shooting Rattle Its Mayor
There was a horrific shooting at the Bite of Seattle food festival
over the weekend. On Sunday, two suspects reportedly engaged in a gun
battle. It turned the last day of the festival into a mass casualty
event. Three people were killed, and another four were wounded. Two
handguns were recovered, with a 15-year-old suspect being apprehended.
Another person of interest,
described as a “young person,” remains at large. Mayor Katie Wilson is a
socialist who has never run anything in her life, and it showed Sunday
night.
The press conference was a mess, delayed by hours, with municipal and
state officials caught up in a blame game sparked by the Seattle Police
Department. They claimed the delay was due to the arrival of
dignitaries participating, namely Gov. Bob Ferguson and Rep. Pramila
Jayapal, though they were only informed of a press conference until
after 10 p.m.. Wilson then spoke a little before 11 PM (via Seattle Times):
As
questions linger about delays in updating the public after Sunday’s
deadly mass shooting at Seattle Center, Gov. Bob Ferguson and U.S. Rep.
Pramila Jayapal say they weren’t to blame.
A Seattle police public
information officer told journalists Sunday night that a media briefing
at the Center — held nearly five hours after the shooting — was delayed
because officials were waiting for “dignitaries” who wanted to
participate.
That seemed to point a possible finger at Ferguson
and Jayapal, who, along with Mayor Katie Wilson, spoke at the briefing,
which started just before 11 p.m.
Ferguson and Jayapal each said
Monday they were not told until after 10 p.m. that there would be a
press conference. As soon as they learned about it, each headed to
Seattle Center.
The shooting left three people dead and four
wounded, including a toddler. One arrest has been made, and police have
said they are looking for a second suspect.
On Monday, Mayor Wilson became flustered after being pressed about the delays.
🚨Seattle
Mayor Katie Wilson loses cool at Monday presser when confronted on why
the five-hour delay on communicating details of Seattle Center shooting;
city staff abruptly ends presser.
Wilson denies that Gov. Ferguson's office delayed Sunday's presser for photo op.… pic.twitter.com/Hu7RcAx2s8
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