SEATTLE KNOW / SOURCE LEDGER

Bite of Seattle: what happened, and when we learned it

17 attributed entries. Event times and later releases have separate filters. Dates are in 2026; local July times are PDT (America/Los_Angeles).

The voicemail’s timestamp is unknown. Its reference to 9:45 concerns a scheduled briefing. This ledger uses published transcription; we did not obtain or independently listen to the original audio.

Download CSV · View timeline graphic

17 entries shown

2026-07-26 · time not establishedday

Shooting at Bite of Seattle

Three killed; four injured.

Not a call or briefing timestamp.

2026-07-26 · 20:46reported minute

Mayor’s public statement

Online statement later corrected.

A public statement preceded the late briefing; briefing delay is not total silence.

2026-07-26 · 21:36reported minute

Holcomb asks about availability

Text asks whether SPD plans a briefing.

FOX Sept. 4 describes group beginning around 9:35; these need not denote the same message.

2026-07-26 · 21:42reported minute

Holcomb asks police to wait

Text says mayor is coming.

Published transcription; original text-image timestamp not independently verified.

2026-07-26 · time not establishedunknown

Holcomb voicemail to Pritchard

Requests holding planned 9:45 availability.

9:45 is the referenced briefing time, not the verified time the voicemail was left or heard.

2026-07-26 · 21:45scheduled, not actual

Planned media availability

Scheduled briefing cited in published reports.

Do not treat as actual start or voicemail timestamp.

2026-07-26 · 22:10speaker-reported minute

Jayapal says she was notified

Her account places notification at 10:10.

Statement reported Sept. 30/Oct. 1; not independently verified arrival logistics.

2026-07-26 · 22:40speaker-reported approximate

Jayapal says she arrived

Her account places arrival about 10:40.

Approximate and attributed; not a measurement of delay caused by her.

2026-07-26 · 23:00approximate

Public briefing takes place

KUOW places it close to 11 p.m.

Do not calculate an exact delay from this rounded time.

2026-08-11 · time not establishedday

Independent review requested

OIG to examine public-information timing and causes.

Announcement currently anticipates mid-December completion; no finding asserted.

2026-09-02 · time not establishedday

Communication framework announced

Conditional one-hour media-information expectation.

Policy announcement is not evidence of future compliance.

2026-09-04 · time not establishedday

Mayor’s records released

Texts and other communications publicly shared.

Release date of records about July 26.

2026-09-16 · time not establishedday

SPD releases department texts

Notice links records and defines limited scope.

Does not encompass elected officials or external agencies; Barnes records pending at that release.

2026-09-17 · time not establishedday

Joint city statement

Mayor and interim chief acknowledge coordination needs.

Statement date differs from SPD release date.

2026-09-22 · time not establishedday

Davis addresses council committee

Says mayor’s office repeatedly asked police to wait.

Disputed account; Wilson denies deputy mayor gave the instruction. See response source.

2026-10-26 · time not establishedday

Voicemail coverage published

KIRO and FOX describe obtained recording.

Publication date; exact agency disclosure date not established here.

2026-11-02 · time not establishedday

Latest reported office response

Office points to missteps and September framework.

Report date; exact date of office response not stated.