By Evaristo Lara
Katie Wilson, mayor of Seattle, suspended a press conference after hearing several gunshots and She was immediately escorted to leave the place where she was.
As the 43-year-old Democrat unveiled a plan at the Yesler Community Center for Seattle public schools to offer free breakfast and lunch to all students, as well as expanding daycare services, the atmosphere was strained by the sounds of powerful gunshots.
Detective Brian Pritchard, a Seattle police spokesman, issued a statement pointing out how the clock had barely passed 5:10 p.m. when It was necessary to immediately evacuate the mayor, Well, although it is still unknown if the shots are related to the event where she was participating, for security reasons an operation was implemented to take her to a place where there were not so many people.
It is almost four months since Wilson became mayor and although There is no indication that any attack was planned against him.the shooting that occurred Saturday night in Washington, where President Donald Trump had to be evacuated from the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, still has many people on edge.
Local authorities announced that A call made to 911 reported several gunshots and broken glass requesting to go to the premises as soon as possible.
In this regard, the mayor’s office confirmed that shots had been heard while she was trying to present a project to benefit the student community.
Detective Brian Pritchard clarified that none of the people gathered to hear Katie Wilson’s message were injured.
Furthermore, he announced that Police search for between three and four people aboard a dark sedanthis is because there are indications pointing towards them as presumed responsible for the detonations.
It should be noted that, in November of last year, the staunch mayor was proclaimed the winner of the elections by a margin of 0.73 percentage points, which. It represented the closest electoral dispute in Seattle since 1906.
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