Bite of Seattle shooting

Three months after the deadly Bite of Seattle shooting, a newly obtained voicemail reveals the mayor's office asked police to delay a press briefing.

Seattle relies on "Alert Seattle" to send out critical safety messages, but after it wasn't used during July's Bite of Seattle shooting, a full review is underway to figure out why people weren't informed on a number of levels.

For the first time, Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson is disputing claims that her deputy mayor delayed police from holding a press conference after a mass shooting during the Bite of Seattle food festival.

Newly released texts from Governor Bob Ferguson's office reveal concerns and delays from top officials following the Bite of Seattle mass shooting.

Newly released texts from the office of Governor Bob Ferguson provide more context regarding what caused a 5-hour delay for police to hold a press conference on the deadly mass shooting on July 26.

24 hours after police say the mayor's office held back critical safety information following the Bite of Seattle mass shooting, Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson is still staying silent.

Seattle Police Assistant Chief Tyrone Davis, who was in charged of SPD the weekend of the deadly bite of Seattle shooting, said he was ready to release information to the public an hour and a half after the shooting, but was told by Deputy Mayor Brian Surratt to wait.

Seattle police leaders pointed the finger at Deputy Mayor Brian Surratt as the reason behind the 5-hour delay in getting information out to the public regarding the Bite of Seattle shooting that killed three people and injured four others during a busy food festival at Seattle Center.

A Seattle Police Department after-action report reveals that while officers stopped a mass shooting at the Bite of Seattle within seconds, off-site interference delayed public safety updates for five hours.

The Seattle Police Department has released text messages detailing the internal communications between police leadership during the deadly Bite of Seattle shooting, explaining the five-hour delay in public safety updates.

Newly released internal text messages from the Seattle Police Department reveal what caused the delay in the release of public information and why it took them over five hours to hold a press conference.