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12 Injured in Toledo Festival Shooting, Two Gunmen Flee

6/7/2026

Summary

Toledo Police Investigate

A shooting near Toledo’s Old West End Festival on June 6, 2026 injured at least 12 people, two, with victims aged 14-61 treated nearby.
Assistant Chief Joseph Heffernan and Lieutenant Dan Gerken said at least two shooters fired with no suspects arrested after officers arrived at 5:37 p.m., and noted Director of Public Safety George Kral urged attendees to share videos, investigators reviewing footage and interviewing witnesses in a “pretty active” probe.

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Old West End Cancels

The Old West End Association cancelled Sunday events, ending the two-day festival after the shooting.
The association said proceeding would not be compassionate, responsible or possible and expressed heartbreak for the injured.
Fire Chief Allison Armstrong noted traffic delays slowed responders, yet all 12 victims reached hospitals within about an hour.
Safety Director George Kral called the festival a signature event and Toledo’s summer kickoff, now marred by violence.

History

Historical Context

On October 1 2017, 64-year-old Stephen Paddock fired more than 1,000 rifle rounds from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay hotel into the Route 91 Harvest music festival, killing 60 people and wounding about 867. The attack became the deadliest U.S. mass shooting, prompting a federal ban on bump-stock devices in December 2018 that the Supreme Court later struck down in 2024.

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Toledo Police Investigate

A shooting near Toledo’s Old West End Festival on June 6, 2026 injured at least 12 people, two, with victims aged 14-61 treated nearby.
Assistant Chief Joseph Heffernan and Lieutenant Dan Gerken said at least two shooters fired with no suspects arrested after officers arrived at 5:37 p.m., and noted Director of Public Safety George Kral urged attendees to share videos, investigators reviewing footage and interviewing witnesses in a “pretty active” probe.

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