Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson has asked Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes to resign, KIRO-TV reported, citing sources.
The report comes days after a shooting at a city food festival in which three people were killed and four were wounded.
‘I have been here working as hard as I can for this city from the day I got here. Do you got that?’
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KIRO said Seattle Police had no comment about the chief, and the mayor’s office had not yet responded to the station.
The station added that sources also confirmed that Assistant Chief Tyrone Davis — who’s been with the department since 1999 — will be the next appointment, but it’s not clear if that is an interim or permanent position.
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