Ghost gun recovered in deadly Seattle festival shooting

Guns in AmericaPolice recover ghost gun after deadly Seattle festival shooting, seek third suspectSeattle officials said that the teen suspect in the shooting may have been using a ghost gun and that they want to hear from an unidentified person who was treated for gunshot wounds.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00Police officers walk on patrol at the scene of a mass shooting at a food festival in Seattle on Sunday.David Ryder / Getty ImagesShareAdd NBC News to GoogleJuly 28, 2026, 6:06 PM EDTBy Alicia Victoria LozanoA loaded ghost gun was recovered at the scene of a deadly Seattle shooting over the weekend, police said Tuesday as they continue to search for a possible third suspect. The weapon was found on a 15-year-old who is suspected of being one of the shooters at the Bite of Seattle food festival Sunday, where three people were killed and four were injured. The teen was taken into custody and remains in juvenile detention, according to police.“Ghost guns” are firearms that can be assembled at home from parts purchased online. Those parts are often obtained without background checks and do not have serial numbers, which would make the gun traceable.Police found a polymer .89 millimeter firearm with an extended magazine. It had a 33-round capacity and 19 rounds remained in the magazine when investigators retrieved it, Chief Shon Barnes said at a news conference Tuesday afternoon.Police tape cordon off the location of a mass shooting at Bite of Seattle.David Ryder / Getty ImagesA second gun, which police do not believe was used in the shooting, was found with a full seven rounds in its standard magazine.Police retrieved a third gun, a Glock model 45 .9 mm pistol with a fully automatic switch. Twenty-one out of 40 rounds remained in the magazine, Barnes said. In total, 14 shell casings from two weapons were found at the scene. The guns had not been reported stolen, police said. “We have dozens of pieces of digital evidence to review and are contin...