Mayor Katie Wilson announced Andre Sayles as interim police chief on July 31, and is facing pressure to release a gun violence prevention plan. Incidents of gun violence have been going down in Seattle since their high point in 2024. Last year’s auditLast March, the City Auditor’s Office released a report on gun violence patterns in Seattle . “In every city there's a small segment of the population that's actually engaged in gun violence,” Rivera told The Urbanist. At a recent press conference, Mayor Katie Wilson expressed her appreciation for Rivera’s commitment to the work around gun violence prevention and mentioned her office’s participation in Rivera’s symposium.