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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Joe Sommerlad and Rachel Dobkin

Seattle mass shooting victims identified, including mom, 56, who was in line for cotton candy when gunfire broke out

One of the victims who died in Sunday’s mass shooting at a Seattle food festival was identified as a mother of two who was waiting in line for cotton candy when the violence unfolded.

Mother of two Ashley Whitehead, 56, and Carlos Israel Sanchez Villalba, 44, were fatally shot in the horrific incident, the King County Medical Examiner said, along with 19-year-old Junior Cee Niko Semo, who police believe was involved in the gunfire near Seattle’s iconic Space Needle.

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