Seattle Police Texts Spark Accountability Debate | Seattle News

0:00Seattle's police department is gearing up to drop their internal messages by the end of this week following the mayor's office releasing text from The bite of Seattle mass shooting back on July 26th Remember that tragedy left three people gone and four others hurt and the shooter is still out there These texts show city staff hashing out how and when to tell the public what was going on One message suggests holding off on a press conference saying it doesn't do anyone any good and that a statement from the mayor's office should Come first. They also mentioned discussions about speaking with KL Mo news Now the chair of the City Council's Public Safety Committee is saying these texts don't paint the whole picture He's questioning the whole process not just the timing and whether everyone including the mayor's office followed proper procedures The former police chief who's no longer in that row told KL Mo news He didn't make the call to delay information He stated that if he were in Seattle at the time the public would have been updated much more frequently

1:02The interim police chief is emphasizing that the mayor's office texts Aren't the full story and that they need all the information before releasing their own messages He's also pointed out that the text don't explain why the city didn't use its emergency alert system Alert Seattle during the shooting that wraps the out on news today brought to you with AI