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  1. Increased police activity led to a lockdown at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle on July 26, 2026.
  2. A mass shooting occurred in Seattle on July 26, 2026, resulting in victims being treated at Harborview Medical Center.
  3. Following a mass shooting in Seattle on July 26, 2026, Mayor Wilson commented on the incident, which occurred during the annual food festival, and the police cooperated.

Barnes, the Seattle Police Chief, and Katie Wilson, the Seattle Mayor, are defending the official response to the recent incident in Seattle.

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Barnes, the Seattle Police Chief, and Katie Wilson, the Seattle Mayor, are defending the official response to the recent incident in Seattle.

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  1. The city council is exercising executive authority and pressuring Mayor Wilson regarding the departure of Chief Barnes.Sub-event
  2. Mayor Wilson announced the resignation of the Police Chief.1 source
  3. Mayor Wilson requested Chief Barnes' resignation.Sub-event
  4. Mayor Katie Wilson accepted the resignation of Police Chief Barnes, who was subsequently criticized by the city council.Sub-event
  5. Mayor Wilson fired Chief Barnes amid ongoing scrutiny of Seattle police response.1 source
  6. Police chief Barnes was served by the city, and Mayor Wilson pressured him to resign.1 source
  7. Police chief Barnes resigns following criticism of the city's handling of recent incidents.1 source
  8. Wilson requested Barnes, Seattle's Police Chief, to resign.1 source
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  1. Official defense of the response to the mass shooting incident in Seattle.1 source

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Following a mass shooting in Seattle on July 26, 2026, Mayor Wilson commented on the incident, which occurred during the annual food festival, and the police cooperated.

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Within Increased police activity led to a lockdown at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle on July 26, 2026.

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