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SEATTLE \u2014 Police searched for a second suspect Monday after\u00a0gunfire erupted at a crowded food festival\u00a0beneath Seattle\u2019s Space Needle, leaving three people dead and four others wounded, including a toddler. Another suspect was earlier arrested.<\/p>\n

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Investigators believe the two suspects were shooting at each other Sunday and, although one remained on the loose, Assistant Seattle Police Chief Tyrone Davis told a news conference Sunday night that there was no ongoing threat to the public.<\/p>\n

Police did not have a description of the outstanding suspect, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re still trying to figure this out,\u201d Davis said. Police did not immediately respond to phone and email messages early Monday.<\/p>\n

Two people died at the scene and a third died at a hospital. They were described as two men, ages 19 and 44, and a 56-year-old woman.<\/p>\n

The four wounded, including a 2-year-old boy, were hospitalized and in stable condition early Monday, police said. The rest of the wounded were adults. Davis couldn\u2019t say if any of the victims were involved in the confrontation.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0gunfire erupted around 6 p.m. Sunday\u00a0in the waning hours of the Bite of Seattle, an annual three-day festival that draws hundreds of food and retail vendors and performers.<\/p>\n

Dozens of officers were providing security at the event and some saw one of the suspects firing, Davis said. One suspect surrendered at the scene, but the other fled. Law enforcement searched the grounds to no avail.<\/p>\n

A large number of police and emergency crews responded and began evacuating the area around the sprawling Seattle Center campus.<\/p>\n

Faith Adia Hunter said she and her friends had just gotten food from a crepe vendor when gunfire broke out. She realized a shooter was near them. She and others found shelter in the nearby Seattle Children\u2019s Museum.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were right next to him when it started so we took off running,\u201d Hunter said. \u201cSo we took off running too into the building with the crowd.\u201d<\/p>\n

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In the chaos, many vendors bolted toward the exits, abandoning their food stands. Hours afterward, some milled outside the police tape, wondering when they would be allowed to return to collect their tents, food and cooking gear.<\/p>\n

Roberto Ramirez, a vendor at the event, said he heard what sounded like firecrackers before people began yelling \u201cshooter\u201d and frantically running.<\/p>\n

\u201cSuddenly everything was empty,\u201d he said. \u201cPeople were freaked out.\u201d<\/p>\n

After the initial panic, new guests continued to arrive unaware of what had happened and were told by police to leave, he said.<\/p>\n

Estan Wakonabo said he and his girlfriend were at the festival waiting in line for a photo booth when he was shoved from behind and he turned to see a rush of people fleeing.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople were hiding, were pushing, people were falling on the ground, baby strollers were falling,\u201d Wakonabo said, adding that was when he heard gunshots.<\/p>\n

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\u201cOnce I heard a \u2018pop, pop, pop,\u2019 that\u2019s when I knew it was a shooter,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

After he escorted his girlfriend to safety, he returned to the scene to take photos and saw multiple victims on the ground, Wakonabo said.<\/p>\n

The festival started in 1982 and draws 350,000 attendees, according to its website.<\/p>\n

Associated Press journalists Manuel Valdes and Lindsey Wasson in Seattle, Annika Wolters in Bangkok and Christopher Weber in Los Angeles contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n

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