Multiple people were shot at a food festival in Seattle on Sunday night.
Rapid gunfire was heard at around 6pm at Seattle Center, which was hosting the Bite of Seattle food festival over the weekend, the Seattle Times reports.
Early reports suggest at least six people were shot, including possibly a child, as crowds sprinted from the scene.
Videos shared online showed authorities leading one man away in handcuffs.
Another video showed how the street festival descended into chaos.
It started with a man from Hawaiian Honey Cones showing off his product at the food festival and asking more people to subscribe to his channel when one of his employees tells him, ‘Shooting,’ and ducks behind the counter.
‘Shooting, oh s***,’ the man taking the livestream video replied, as people, including families with young children, started running.
What appears to be five gunshots could then be heard in the background as the live streamer encouraged others to take cover.
Meanwhile, in the background, people could be seen breaking through a barrier trying to run away.
People were seen running for their lives at the Bite of Seattle food festival on Sunday night
People are seen running from the convention site, which was hosting a food festival
One man was being led out of the food festival in a stretcher
The video then ends with the live streamer telling his employee to grab the money and get down.
Paul Skinner, 47, also told the Seattle Times how he had just returned from grabbing drinks for his staff at his Filipino food booth when he heard a series of loud pops.
‘I just heard what sounded like what were some pretty loud fireworks at first,’ he recounted.
‘Then the energy changed. Mobs of people started flooding back down. I just told our staff to get down.’
Kayla Carris, 22, said she was sitting outside the Armory when the shooting occurred, and people started rushing to get inside.
‘Everyone was just throwing stuff and running,’ she told the Seattle Times. ‘Like everyone.’
Todd Behrends, 59, also told how he saw people jumping and running over others to get away.
Seattle police rushed to the scene of Seattle Center where multiple people were shot on Sunday night
Seattle police have locked down the area as the investigation continues
One woman fell in the chaos, he said, and someone stepped on her leg.
When Behrends then ran out the exit, he said he saw a woman on the ground and a man in a stretcher.
Police have now locked down the area as the investigation continues, and the Monorail has been shut down for the rest of the night.
This is a breaking news story and will be updated.
