Seattle police release texts on Bite of Seattle shooting response
The Seattle Police Department has released internal text messages tied to its response to the deadly shooting at Bite of Seattle.
Police said the messages show communications among department leaders during the incident and help explain why public safety updates were delayed for about five hours.
The newly released records add detail to how the department handled messaging after the shooting. The materials focus on internal coordination during the response, rather than changing the known outline of the incident itself.
The shooting was fatal, and the release centers on how police communicated with the public afterward. No direct quotes from the records were provided in the available information.
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