New Delhi, July 27 -- At least two people were killed, and five others were injured after a shooting incident occurred on Sunday night at Seattle Center as the civic center complex hosted a major food festival, NBC News reported.

Several people were shot on Sunday (local time) night at a food festival in Seattle Arena, just a block from the city's iconic Space Needle, police said.

The shooting incident occurred during the Bite of Seattle festival, an annual festival hosted by the Seattle Center, that featured hundreds of local vendors and live music performances.

According to media reports, a large number of police and emergency crews started arriving in the area of Sue Bird CT & Thomas St shortly after 6 pm, and the Seattle Center was...