Seattle food festival shooting kills 2, injures 5 including toddler

Two people were killed and five others, including a two-year-old boy, were injured in a shooting at a popular food festival near Seattle's Space Needle on Sunday evening, officials said.

The shooting took place at around 6 pm during the final hours of the annual Bite of Seattle festival. Police launched an investigation, asked people to avoid the area just northwest of downtown, and did not immediately say whether anyone had been taken into custody.

Grace Nuez, spokesperson for the Seattle Fire Department, said two people died at the scene. Five injured people were taken to Harborview Medical Centre, including a 56-year-old woman who was in serious condition.