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mahatmakanejeeves

(71,193 posts)
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 07:53 PM 13 hrs ago

Multiple people have been shot near a festival in Toledo, Ohio, authorities say

Source: CNN

Multiple people have been shot near a festival in Toledo, Ohio, authorities say

By Emma Tucker
Updated 22 min ago
Updated Jun 6, 2026, 7:29 PM ET
PUBLISHED Jun 6, 2026, 6:44 PM ET


Police respond to a shooting at the Old West End Festival in Toledo, Ohio, on June 6, 2026.

Multiple people have been shot near the Old West End Festival in Toledo, Ohio, authorities said Saturday. ... Officers are actively searching for the suspect or suspects involved in the incident after responding to the scene around 5:30 p.m. local time, the Toledo Police Department said.

“Many victims” have been transported to nearby hospitals for treatment, Toledo police said on Facebook. No information was available on how many people were wounded or what their conditions were. ... Police are asking people to avoid the area as they conduct their investigation. A significant presence of officers remains at the scene.

The Old West End Festival is an annual two-day event in the city’s historic district, with one of the largest neighborhoods of Victorian houses in the country. The event had been scheduled to kick off with a parade Saturday morning and features live music and food markets.

Two festivalgoers said they were enjoying the event when they heard multiple shots and saw panic break out, describing the scene as “pandemonium,” they told CNN affiliate WTOL.

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Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/06/us/old-west-end-festival-toledo-ohio-shooting

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Multiple people have been shot near a festival in Toledo, Ohio, authorities say (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves 13 hrs ago OP
Wonder who was playing there The Grand Illuminist 12 hrs ago #1
Saturday's lineup: LudwigPastorius 11 hrs ago #5
Shit. The REAL Old West didn't have this many shootings. Aristus 12 hrs ago #2
Old West: "Local sheriffs and town marshals frequently required visitors to surrender their firearms" C Moon 8 hrs ago #7
AP reports at least 8 shot rampartd 11 hrs ago #3
Gang violence Orangenero 11 hrs ago #4
So horrible. hamsterjill 10 hrs ago #6
The reports are 12 shot, VGNonly 35 min ago #8

LudwigPastorius

(15,134 posts)
5. Saturday's lineup:
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 10:27 PM
11 hrs ago
Arboretum (Delaware & Robinwood)
12:00 Arctic Clam, Rock
1:00 Slacker Vibes, Outlaw Indie
2:00 Ryan Roth, Rust Belt Americana
3:00 Science Class, Rock/Hip-Hop
4:00 Horselover, Alt Rock
5:00 Goalpost, Alternative Rock
6:00 Tasty Bits, OH-CAL Reggae
7:00 Funk Factory, Feel Good Music
8:30 Flex Arkana and the Softshell Armadillos, Psychedelic Honky Tonk

Art Fair Stage (Parkwood & Woodruff)
1:00 Aegela Middle Eastern Dancers, Dances of Egypt & N. Africa
2:00 Cheap Spirits, Grunge/Soul
3:00 Rick Flores, Solo Acoustic
4:00 Blake Lehman, Indie Folk
5:00 New Moon Folk, Rock, & Blues


http://www.toledooldwestend.com/entertainment

Aristus

(72,659 posts)
2. Shit. The REAL Old West didn't have this many shootings.
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 09:20 PM
12 hrs ago

Strict gun control in most places on the frontier.

C Moon

(13,777 posts)
7. Old West: "Local sheriffs and town marshals frequently required visitors to surrender their firearms"
Sun Jun 7, 2026, 01:29 AM
8 hrs ago

rampartd

(5,266 posts)
3. AP reports at least 8 shot
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 09:44 PM
11 hrs ago
City council member Theresa Morris said there were at least eight victims from the shooting.

hamsterjill

(17,874 posts)
6. So horrible.
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 10:48 PM
10 hrs ago

Don't even know what to say except my prayers for the victims and the people who witnessed this and will be forever changed.

VGNonly

(8,580 posts)
8. The reports are 12 shot,
Sun Jun 7, 2026, 09:00 AM
35 min ago

2 are in critical condition, ages ranging from 14 to 61. Two persons started shooting at each other, victims caught in the crossfire. No arrests have been made.

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