Data Drop: Seattle Mayor’s Office Releases Staff Texts from Night of Bite of Seattle Shooting
SEATTLE — The Seattle Mayor’s Office on Friday afternoon released a data drop of staff text messages and Microsoft Teams chats from July 26 and 27, 2026, covering the hours immediately after the Bite of Seattle shooting that killed three people and wounded others at Seattle Center. Dawn Schellenberg, interim communications director, emailed the records […]
Ex-Seattle Police Chief Bags $700,000 to Step Down
SEATTLE — Outgoing Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes received a severance package valued at approximately $700,000 under an optional resignation agreement with the City of Seattle that took effect July 30, 2026, the same day that marked his final day on the payroll, according to documents released by KOMO’s Jeremy Harris and confirmed by city […]
