SEATTLE — A judge ordered a 15-year-old held in juvenile detention Monday in connection with a gunfight at a crowded Seattle food festival that killed three people and injured at least four others.Prosecutors said the gunfight involved the 15-year-old, a 19-year-old man who died at the scene and possibly a third person.Officials said the shooting could be gang-related.Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson said police continue to investigate what happened and how many people were involved.“We now know that at least two people exchanged gunfire outside the Seattle Center Armory.
One is in custody, and a second has been identified as the 19-year-old deceased man,” Wilson said at a news conference Monday afternoon.Police will review video, analyze bullet casings and follow additional leads through tip lines to establish a clearer picture of what took place, she said.Prosecutors asked that the 15-year-old be held in detention, and King County Superior Court Judge Tanya Thorp agreed.
His public defender, Hong Tran, declined to comment Monday.The 15-year-old is being held on suspicion of three counts of first-degree assault and one count of second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm.He had not been involved in a criminal case before in the county, King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office spokesperson Casey McNerthney said.Gary Gatewood Jr., a youth coordinator in Seattle at Southwest Youth and Family Services, said he knows the teen but declined to share additional details about him.Prosecutors expect to receive initial details of the police investigation Wednesday and make a formal charging decision soon after.Officials have called the 15-year-old and the 19-year-old “associates.”The Space Needle looms over the Museum of Pop Culture near the site of a mass shooting at the Bite of Seattle food festival Sunday.David Ryder / Getty Images“At this point, we believe this could be gang-related.
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