{"id":213030,"date":"2026-06-07T21:54:58","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T21:54:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/at-least-12-shot-near-ohio-festival-gunmen-still-at-large-nbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-06-07T21:54:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T21:54:58","slug":"at-least-12-shot-near-ohio-festival-gunmen-still-at-large-nbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/at-least-12-shot-near-ohio-festival-gunmen-still-at-large-nbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"At least 12 shot near Ohio festival, gunmen still at large &#8211; NBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> news Alerts<br \/>There are no new alerts at this time<br \/>At least 12 people were shot Saturday when gunmen, possibly aiming for each other, opened fire near a summer festival in Toledo, Ohio, officials said.<br \/>Subscribe to read this story ad-free    <br \/>Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.<br \/>Gunfire erupted just after 5:30 p.m. near the Old West End Festival in Toledo from at least two shooters who were \u201cprobably shooting at each other,\u201d Toledo\u2019s Deputy Police Chief Joseph Heffernan said.<br \/>Police said Sunday that all 12 victims were in stable condition and were improving, and no arrests have been made.<br \/>The oldest victim is 61 and the youngest is 14, police Lt. Dan Gerken said Saturday, noting most were in their early 20s.<br \/>There were several hundred people at the festival at the time, officials said. The annual festival is a beloved tradition in Toledo and features live music, food markets, a beer garden and events for kids.<br \/>Gerken stressed the investigation is still in its early stages and said authorities are talking to victims and witnesses and reviewing camera footage.<br \/>There were extra police officers on duty for the festival and a large number of off-duty officers working for the festival itself, Heffernan said, adding that \u201cmobile security cameras\u201d were also used.<br \/>\u201cIt\u2019s just a shame when a few people, for whatever reasons going through their head, decide to disrupt something that has been a beloved community event for many, many, many years,\u201d he said.<br \/>Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said he was \u201cdeeply concerned\u201d about the shooting.<br \/>\u201cSummer festivals should be safe spaces for families to spend time together without fear of violence,\u201d he<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GovMikeDeWine\/status\/2063410396178890810\"> said on X<\/a>. \u201c[First lady] Fran and I are praying for everyone impacted by the incident at the Old West End Festival, and we are confident that law enforcement will locate the suspects involved in this senseless crime.\u201d<br \/>In a statement, the Old West End Association said Sunday\u2019s festivities will be canceled.<br \/>\u201cAfter discussion with festival organizers, law enforcement and the City of Toledo, we feel that it would not be compassionate, responsible or possible to continue [the] festival,\u201d the organization said.<br \/>Marlene Lenthang is a breaking news reporter for NBC News Digital.<br \/>&copy;&nbsp;2026 NBCUniversal Media, LLC<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMiiwFBVV95cUxQOVNRSjkzSzQwQXpnaGtpa29Wb2tiQmVzd1l1TFpBMUZpakVSU3hnZ0pxUGE1ZEtxdFVsTml3NVUxaWMwMnpVSndKZ1praFU4WVFEWG8ta1dQYkJpQjF4SE95akRTVVdTdnFIOXZjbENzV2FYYUpJcjhhYVpqUlNLOTZsY3pDVXdlNXkw?oc=5\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>news AlertsThere are no new alerts at this timeAt least 12 people were shot Saturday when gunmen, possibly aiming for each other, opened fire near a summer festival in Toledo, Ohio, officials said.Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.Gunfire erupted just after 5:30 p.m. near the Old [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":213031,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-213030","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-us","8":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213030","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=213030"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213030\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/213031"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=213030"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=213030"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=213030"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}