Seattle pays tribute to festival shooting victims

Seattle pays tribute to festival shooting victims Image source, GoFundMeImage caption, Ashley Whitehead (left) and Carlos Israel Sanchez Villalba (right)ByBrandon DrenonPublished1 minute agoMuch of the city of Seattle was in mourning on Monday as residents paid tribute to the three lives that were lost during a deadly street gunfight that had erupted the day before.The city's mayor and police chief were among dozens gathered at a local fountain for a candlelight vigil, while online fundraisers for two of the victims received tens-of-thousands of dollars in donations. The three people who died on Sunday at the annual Bite of Seattle food festival were Junior Cee Niko Semo, 19, Carlos Israel Sanchez Villalba, 44, and Ashley Whitehead, 56.A GoFundMe for Villalba described him as "a devoted husband, loving father of three, and a loyal friend who would do anything for anyone". "His kindness and generosity touched countless lives, and everyone who knew him remembers his gentle spirit and willingness to help others," the write-up said. "His sudden passing has left his family heartbroken and facing an uncertain future."The family has said the funds will go towards funeral expenses and help fill the void in his absence. He leaves behind a wife and three children. Family members of Ashley Whitehead said she was standing in line with her daughter, waiting for cotton candy, as gunshots rang out and ended her life.She died in hospital during surgery, after exchanging "heartfelt 'I love you's with her eldest daughter", her family said in the GoFundMe page launched after her death.Whitehead was described as "a lover of life, art and family"."Family was everything to Ashley - she had recently moved to the west coast from Alabama to be closer to Zoie," the writeup said, referring to her eldest daughter. At the vigil on Monday evening, people laid flowers and lit candles as they gathered in grief. There was a...