Seattle’s Police Chief Resigns Under Pressure After Festival Shooting
3 sources·Updated July 30, 2026
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- ABC News Top·1h agoSeattle police chief resigns in wake of deadly shooting: Mayor
Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes has resigned, the city's mayor said Thursday, coming days after a shooting that left two people dead and four injured.
Read at ABC News Top → - NYT Homepage·1h agoSeattle’s Police Chief Resigns Under Pressure After Festival Shooting
The decision followed days of criticism over how the department handled the release of information about a shooting that killed three people.
Read at NYT Homepage → - Bloomberg Business·4h agoSeattle Police Chief Quits as Mayor Faces Scrutiny Over Shooting
Seattle’s police chief has resigned at the request of Mayor Katie Wilson days after a shooting that killed and wounded innocent bystanders at a festival near the city’s iconic Space Needle.
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