Following a shooting at a Seattle food festival last weekend, police have released court documents stating that the bullets recovered from two deceased bystanders do not match the firearm used by a 15-year-old suspect arrested at the scene. While the teenager is accused of firing an untraceable “ghost gun” into the crowd, preliminary ballistics testing suggests those specific rounds were not the ones that caused the fatalities.

Authorities have characterized the incident as an act of gang-related violence. According to evidence gathered at the scene, including shell casings, investigators believe at least four different weapons were fired during the shootout. The investigation remains ongoing as police work to identify the other individuals involved in the exchange of gunfire.

While both The Independent and The Guardian report that the teen's weapon was not responsible for the fatal shots, they differ slightly in their presentation of the context. The Guardian provides more specific details regarding the nature of the weapon, identifying it as a “ghost gun,” and explicitly notes the police's assessment that the event was tied to gang activity. The Independent focuses more narrowly on the ballistics findings regarding the shell casings and the number of weapons involved, without providing the additional context regarding the type of firearm or the motive behind the shooting.