SEATTLE — Seattle Mayor-elect Katie Wilson has not decided whether to retain Police Chief Shon Barnes or seek new leadership for the department, her campaign manager said Saturday.

Alex Gallo-Brown said Wilson has not made "any" decisions about the department yet.

The question of police leadership is one of many as Wilson prepares to take office.

Wilson and outgoing Mayor Bruce Harrell sparred over public safety during the campaign. Harrell criticized Wilson's background, saying, "My opponent has no background in public safety except arguing to defund it."

Wilson admitted she supported defunding police after George Floyd's murder in 2020.

"I participated in that conversation, and also I have learned a lot since then," she said during a debate hosted by KING 5.

Still, she has signaled

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