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 citys 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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The Grand Illuminist
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LudwigPastorius
(15,134 posts)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)Strict gun control in most places on the frontier.
C Moon
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(5,266 posts)Orangenero
(29 posts)NEAR the festival...
hamsterjill
(17,874 posts)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)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.