Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson on Friday defended her decision to remove Police Chief Shon Barnes, calling it “the right decision at the right time,” but declined to elaborate on her reasoning.
The leadership shake-up comes as police continue searching for suspects in a fatal gang-related shooting at a food festival near the Space Needle last weekend. A 15-year-old arrested at the scene has been charged with assault, though court documents say the gun he was seen firing was not used in the killings of two bystanders.
