Mass shooting at youth community event in Seattle leaves five injured, two critically

Five people were injured during a Friday mass shooting in Seattle.

The violence unfolded during a community event, Seattle Police Department Chief Adrian Diaz said during a press conference.

Four of the victims were males and one of them was a female. Authorities said it is unclear at this time whether the shooting was targeted.

“We know that there’s dozens and dozens of rounds that were fired,” Mr Diaz said. “We have five victims. Two are in critical condition. Three appear to be stable.”

The chief of police said this year the department has recovered the highest number of guns in 15 years.

“The gun violence issues that we have in our city, we’ve seen it rise and sometimes slow down at times, but right now we’ve really got to get guns off our streets,” he said.