India, July 30 -- Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes has reportedly been asked to step down. This comes after a row over the police chief being out of town the day of the mass shooting at the Seattle Center, during the Bite of Seattle food festival. Three people lost their lives in the shooting, which took place last weekend.

The news of Barnes stepping down was reported by NBC affiliated King5 and KIRO Newsradio. The latter reported that Mayor Katie Wilson fired Barnes.

As per reports, he was initially given a choice to resign or be fired, and the police chief had refused to step down. The 51-year-old was reportedly attending a silent vigil for the victims of the mass shooting before he left abruptly to meet with the mayor.

However, the...