A group led by Black community leaders is rallying in opposition to Mayor Katie Wilson's decision to dismiss Seattle Police Department Chief Shon Barnes, according to Community Passageways. Neither Wilson's office nor the SPD has confirmed Barnes' departure.

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson defended her decision to remove Shon Barnes as chief of the Seattle Police Department (SPD) while fielding media questions in her first news conference since the move on

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson initially told Gov. Bob Ferguson a briefing might be held the evening of the Bite of Seattle shooting but her office sent