SEATTLE — A deadly shooting at a Seattle homeless encampment was not prompted by malice against homeless people, the police chief said Wednesday.

A man and woman who lived at the camp were killed in the Tuesday evening shooting and three other victims remained in serious condition.

‘‘We have no evidence that they were targeted because they are homeless,’’ Chief Kathleen O’Toole told a City Council panel on Wednesday.

No arrests have been made. Police believe the shooters weren’t homeless but were acquainted with the victims.

It was the second fatal attack at a Seattle homeless camp within the past six months. In August, a homeless woman was beaten to death under a bridge and her husband was attacked.

Mayor Ed Murray and King County executive director Dow Constantine declared a state of emergency over homelessness in November, pledging $7 million to address the crisis.

Murray said the encampment ‘‘has been unmanageable and out of control for almost two decades.’’

Associated Press