Bone-chilling 911 call captures horrifying first moments of deadly Seattle festival shooting: Im losing blood

Newly obtained 911 calls shed new light on the deadly shooting at Seattle’s famed Bite of Seattle festival, capturing the frantic response as first responders raced to help with multiple people down.“I’m losing blood,” a caller who described being shot in the back told a dispatcher.The caller did not know who had opened fire.“I don’t know who did it.I took cover.

I see the officers down here,” the caller said.The dispatcher tried to keep the wounded person calm as help was sent toward the water fountain where the caller was believed to be waiting.“It’s OK.Just breathe.

Breathe with me.I’m going to stay with you,” the dispatcher said.Moments later, the caller spoke of being with an officer.Other emergency transmissions capture dispatchers and first responders working to assess the scope of the unfolding violence near the Seattle Center Armory.“Multiple people down at this point,” one dispatcher said when asked whether anyone had been shot.As reports continued to come in, another dispatcher requested “as many aid units as possible,” saying there were at least two people down “but more than that.”Emergency crews initially treated the area as an active scene while officials worked to determine whether it was safe for responders to enter.“Let’s treat that as an active scene for now,” a dispatcher said.A dispatcher later said there were “six confirmed gunshot wounds” amid the chaotic response.The calls come as Seattle police have offered few public updates on the investigation.Fox 13 Seattle reported that interim Police Chief Andre Sayles said earlier this month that investigators had developed new information and expected to make an arrest, but he declined to disclose details.“I think the biggest thing is, you know, it’s going to cause a little bit of frustration, is the integrity of this investigation,” Sayles said Aug.

7, according to the outlet.“There’s some information that we have.

I want to make sure that we...