(Approximately 6 p.m. – preliminary reports of gunfire to SPD)
6:10 p.m. – Multiple notifications from the community
(6:29 p.m. – First X/Twitter post from SPD investigating shooting at Seattle Center)
6:38 p.m. – First of series of texts to CMBK office staff
7:05 p.m. – Deputy Mayor (DM) Surratt call
7:09 p.m. – Councilmember (CM) Strauss call
7:18 p.m. – Called Council President Hollingsworth, attempted
7:19 p.m. – CM Foster call
7:20 p.m. – Approximate arrival at Seattle Center
7:23 p.m. – CM Saka call
7:34 p.m. – DM Surrat call
7:30 p.m. – City Council group text 1:
- “Currently on campus. Still an active situation. Will follow up. Please do not reply all.”
7:58 p.m. – Text to Public Safety Director Alison Holcomb:
- BK: “Currently with DM; have been in-briefed.”
- AH: “Lots of incoming, more to come.”
- BK: “Push what you can. Thank you.”
8:05 p.m. – Text to SPD Chief Shon Barnes:
- BK: “Currently on station at the command center with DM”
- SB: “I was informed. Working on a conference call.”
8:07 p.m. – CM Foster call
8:08 p.m. – City Council group text 2:
- “Will receive update at 2100. Again please do not reply. This will be a one-way comms text thread.”
8:50 p.m. Text from DM Surratt:
- Included mayor statement; BK highlighted error immediately in response
8:51 p.m. City Council group text 3:
- Texted Mayor Wilson statement
- “Statement is being amended. One suspect apprehended. Trying to determine on possible second suspect. Suspect apprehended is 15 year old male. Now three deceased. Do not reply all. Thank you.”
8:57 p.m. – Shooting update Teams call (26 minutes)
- Call included: Rep. Jayapal, Gov. Ferguson, King County Executive Zahilay, Mayor Wilson, Council President Hollingsworth, SFD Chief Scoggins, SPD Chief Barnes, SPD Assistant Chief Davis
9:41 p.m. – Missed call from Chief of Staff Smith
10:05 p.m. – Approximate departure from Seattle Center
10:13 p.m. – DM Surratt call
- Invited to news conference, declined
(10:50 p.m. – First news conference by SPD, elected officials with media)
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