Councilmember Kettle Bite of Seattle Timeline

(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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