Toledo Identifies Persons of Interest in 12-Injury Festival Shooting, Recovers 2 Guns
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Updated · WDIV ClickOnDetroit · Jun 9
Toledo Identifies Persons of Interest in 12-Injury Festival Shooting, Recovers 2 Guns
3 articles · Updated · WDIV ClickOnDetroit · Jun 9
Summary
Two firearms tied to Saturday’s Old West End Festival shooting have been recovered, and investigators have identified several persons of interest, though no one has been arrested.
Police said the gunfire grew out of a dispute between two rival groups, with two Black male suspects ages 18 to 24 believed to have exchanged shots.
Twelve people were injured, including nine bystanders; city officials said nine victims have been discharged and the three still hospitalized are in stable condition.
Officers were already near the festival when shots were fired around 5:35 p.m. on June 6, and officials credited attendees with helping emergency crews and victims.
The city is weighing a rescheduled event for the 53rd annual festival while promoting debrief sessions, a gun buyback program and a relief fund for those affected.