A standoff between two gunmen triggered a shooting near an annual historic festival in Ohio that left 12 people injured and two fighting for their lives, with the suspects still at large.
Police from Toledo and Lucas County, along with multiple medical units, responded to a shooting close to the Old West End Festival just after 5.30pm Saturday near Delaware Avenue and Glenwood Avenue, according to authorities.
There they discovered multiple gunshot victims, including two in critical condition, ranging in age from 14 to 61, with officials confirming most were in their early 20s.
No one is in custody as of Saturday night, though police said during a news conference that the incident appeared to have begun with at least two shooters.
Deputy chief of Toledo Police Joseph Heffernan said: ‘It appears as though at least two shooters. We think they were shooting at each other.’
Witness Kevin Berry told the Daily Mail he personally observed at least five or six victims being struck by gunfire, including one graze wound and another shot to the head.
‘Everybody hit the deck,’ he said.
He described seeing an elderly woman fall to the ground, who he believed appeared to be experiencing heart attack symptoms during the commotion.