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Saturday, June 06, 2026

Multiple people were shot Saturday near a busy community street festival in Toledo, Ohio, and a search for the suspects was ongoing as victims were taken to nearby hospitals, police said. Toledo police officers responded to a report of a person shot near the Old West End Festival at about 5:30 p.m. When they arrived, they found multiple shooting victims, the police department said in a statement. Police said "many victims" were transported to medical facilities but did not provide further details on the injuries and how many people were shot. Authorities also did not provide any details on what may have set off the shooting.

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Holy....crap

#1 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-06-06 08:15 PM | Reply

... as victims were taken to nearby hospitals ...

... and will likely be soon faced with medial bills that cause them to lose their ownership of their houses.


#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-06-06 08:45 PM | Reply

Toledo festival shooting: Multiple people injured, suspects sought
www.fox2detroit.com

... What we know:

Toledo police officers responded to a report of a person shot near the Old West End Festival at about 5:30 p.m. When they arrived, they found multiple shooting victims, the police department said in a statement.

Deputy Chief Joseph Heffernan said twelve people were shot, two critically.

Many victims have been taken to nearby hospitals, police said. Police did not provide further details on the injuries and how many people were shot. ...



#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-06-06 10:09 PM | Reply

In an average year, 1,804 people die by firearms in Ohio.

With a rate of 15.4 deaths per 100,000 people, Ohio has the 24th-highest rate of gun deaths in the US.

Nationally, 46,686 people die by guns in an average year, a rate of 13.8 deaths per 100,000 people.

Gun violence costs Ohio $22.3 billion each year, of which $493.7 million is paid by taxpayers.

In 2024 US Senator JD Vantz (R-Ohio) bleated that [mass or school] shootings are just a fact of life'" and he attacked common sense gun safety reform.

These wounded victims in his home state of Ohio are just "facts of life," like below:

#4 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-06-07 05:36 AM | Reply

Where were all the good guys with guns??

#5 | Posted by a_monson at 2026-06-07 11:17 AM | Reply

I think that they were the ones shot.

#6 | Posted by Zed at 2026-06-07 01:02 PM | Reply

Where were all the good guys with guns??
#5 | Posted by a_monson

OOPS! All Good Guys.
"it appeared there were at least two people firing weapons who were "probably shooting at each other.""

#7 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-06-07 01:11 PM | Reply

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