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🚨 KOMO's Jeremy Harris releases $700,000 severance package of outgoing SPD Chief Shon Barnes signed by Mayor Katie Wilson ✅ Barnes receives $590,477 cash lump sum payout ✅ Barnes keeps $110,000 in hiring incentive and relocation reimbursement The agreement took effect July 30, 2026, which was also the agree upon final date of Barnes' employment with the City of Seattle.

🚨 KOMO's Jeremy Harris releases $700,000 severance package of outgoing SPD Chief Shon Barnes signed by Mayor Katie Wilson ✅ Barnes receives $590,477 cash lump sum payout ✅ Barnes keeps $110,000 in hiring incentive and relocation reimbursement The agreement took effect July 30, 2026, which was also the agree upon final date of Barnes' employment with the City of Seattle.

A shooter is still on the loose after an incident at Seattle Center. It took SPD five hours to warn the public. 17 hours in — the video footage from the cameras all around Seattle Center still hasn't been reviewed. Gee Scott walked away from the press conference confused: "Something's not matching up. Something's not right."

🚨Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes (hired Jan 2025 after Diaz firing, confirmed July 2025): • Salary: $360,485/year + $50k hiring bonus. • Anonymous sources said he got a “not favorable” result on SPD’s pre-employment polygraph. Mayor’s office claimed no adverse findings; Barnes said it’s not pass/fail and he was cleared. • Past in Madison: Cleared of hostile-work-environment complaint after comments about a female officer’s sexuality/love life in an exit interview. Accused of conflict issues on body-cam report. • Nov 2025: Fired two longtime top civilian execs (COO + General Counsel) while bringing in his own outside team. • Feb 2026: SPD spent ~$33K in taxpayer money to sponsor CIAA basketball tournament in Maryland (linked to his alma mater) + travel for recruitment team (and him + security). Framed as recruiting. Meanwhile the latest SPOG contract (2024–2027) delivered huge raises (starting pay now $118k–$126k after 6 months, 40%+ total over recent years) and some expansion of non-police CARE response, but left major accountability reforms incomplete. HUGE financial hit to the city budget. High turnover continues at SPD.