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Updated · NBC News · Aug 2

Seattle Festival Gunfight Kills 1 Teen, Prompting Funeral Plans

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Updated · NBC News · Aug 2

Seattle Festival Gunfight Kills 1 Teen, Prompting Funeral Plans

3 articles · Updated · NBC News · Aug 2

Junior Cee Niko-Semos was killed after gunfire broke out at Seattle’s Bite of Seattle food festival last weekend, turning a community event into a fatal shooting scene.
Grassroots anti-violence groups had recently been helping him build his résumé as part of efforts to steer young people away from gun violence.
Those same organizations are now helping organize his funeral, underscoring how outreach workers shifted from supporting his future to mourning his death.

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Junior Cee Niko-Semos Killed in Bite of Seattle Gun Fight

Police believe there were Bite of Seattle shooting suspects; victims in shootout near Space Needle ID'd - ABC7 San Francisco

Police believe there were Bite of Seattle shooting suspects; victims in shootout near Space Needle ID'd - ABC7 New York

How did a teenager smuggle automatic ghost guns into a crowded Seattle festival, turning a family event into a deadly shootout?

What systemic failures allowed multiple shooters to unleash crossfire at the Bite of Seattle, leaving three dead and a toddler injured?

Why did community intervention fail to protect a young man actively trying to escape gang violence just days before his murder?

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NBC News22d ago

Junior Cee Niko-Semos Killed in Bite of Seattle Gun Fight

Police believe there were Bite of Seattle shooting suspects; victims in shootout near Space Needle ID'd - ABC7 San Francisco

Police believe there were Bite of Seattle shooting suspects; victims in shootout near Space Needle ID'd - ABC7 New York

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