Overview
- Officers responded to reports of gunfire around 5:37 p.m. and found multiple shooting victims near Delaware and Glenwood avenues on Saturday, forcing an immediate festival-area lockdown.
- Many victims were taken to nearby hospitals and Toledo’s mayor said at least eight people were shot and expected to survive, though exact injury counts remain provisional.
- The Toledo Police Department is leading a search for one or more suspects and said the investigation includes scenes around Delaware/Glenwood and Robinwood avenues; residents were asked to avoid the area.
- Videos and eyewitness accounts show chaos as shots rang out, people ran for cover and on-site officers and medics tended the wounded, prompting a multi-agency response from local and state law enforcement and fire rescue.
- The Old West End Festival is a long-running two-day community event that draws large crowds, and officials have urged anyone with information to contact investigators as they continue to piece together motive and suspect details.