{"id":1977651,"date":"2026-06-07T12:51:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T09:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1977651"},"modified":"2026-06-07T12:51:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T09:51:01","slug":"mass-shooting-near-festival-in-ohio-leaves-at-least-12-injured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1977651","title":{"rendered":"Mass Shooting Near Festival in Ohio Leaves at Least 12 Injured"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/e2\/16by9\/2026\/06\/07\/e2cb8e8158304c19a7d305dadad2ea31_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Mass Shooting Near Festival in Ohio Leaves at Least 12 Injured<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Ohio Mass Shooting<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Gunmen Shoots 12 People Near Festival &#8230;<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-none h2\">Two Critically Injured<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-preferred-source.png\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-06-07T05:51:01-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              June 7, 2026<br \/>\n                            5:51 AM PDT<\/time><span class=\"divider\">|<\/span><br \/>\n                                                                Updated <time class=\"updated-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-06-07T09:45:11-07:00\"><br \/>\n                                  June 7, 2026<br \/>\n                                9:45 AM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-4ecb213969c0beac37b15c827f769335\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260607_e2cb8e8158304c19a7d305dadad2ea31\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:f7562fa9-54ef-4702-9767-1dea787c11bd\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/e2\/4by3\/2026\/06\/07\/e2cb8e8158304c19a7d305dadad2ea31_md.jpg\" alt=\"main-toledo-ohio-shooting-ap-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">AP<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-4d35449f9a5ac3c13a702a667f742c56\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>A historic festival in Ohio could have turned into a blood fest Saturday after gunmen sprayed at least 12 people with bullets nearby, critically injuring two, according to police.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-aab2aac858796054a687e754838d71c2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The bullets started flying around 5:30 p.m. near the Old West End Festival in Toledo as a pair of gunmen unloaded their firearms, &#8220;probably&#8221; shooting at each\u00a0other, Toledo Police Deputy Chief <strong>Joseph Heffernan<\/strong> said.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-84e9488aaf3363a1ea3e529c8cdf62e0\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block canvas-twitter-tweet-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block--default  \">\n<div id=\"cb-84e9488aaf3363a1ea3e529c8cdf62e0-1947540253-target\" class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\">\n      <a class=\"twitter-timeline\" data-width=\"500\" data-height=\"750\" data-dnt=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/s.com\/CBSNews\">Posts by CBSNews<\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-97874033b2eda928779e0a93242d1b1c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Hundreds of people &#8212; including children &#8212; were attending the festival just a stone&#8217;s throw away, officials said.\u00a0It&#8217;s unclear if any of the attendees were struck by gunfire.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-550b883f60c17b883dea62ff682707ce\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-7b12b38e-95ee-468f-9598-f16212e851c7-16957429-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/0d\/16by9\/2026\/06\/07\/0d680217c9f64a818953502c1ef675ef_md.png\" alt=\"060726_ohio_shooting_presser_kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer id=\"video-player-7b12b38e-95ee-468f-9598-f16212e851c7-16957429-footer\" class=\"media-footer video-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text video-block__media-launch-text\">&#8220;UNFORTUNATE INCIDENT&#8221;<\/span><\/footer>\n<div class=\"video-block__media-info\">\n<div class=\"video-block__media-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/watch\/ohio-festival-shooting-media-update-06-07-2026\/\">Video: Ohio Festival Shooting Presser<\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">Toledo Police Department<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-38867e0b810437924c84bf8bb0de59a9\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>After the shooting, the assailants fled the scene, leaving two people in critical condition. The conditions of the other victims were not released.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-db31811a5b7293ab83fd9cb3e59947fe\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260607_5abf9478e7bc467780521f95b7294b8a\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:f7562fa9-54ef-4702-9767-1dea787c11bd\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/5a\/4by3\/2026\/06\/07\/5abf9478e7bc467780521f95b7294b8a_md.jpg\" alt=\"sub-toledo-ohio-shooting-ap-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">AP<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-ccb028dfdaa75a12515e3ddcd29e273c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Toledo Police Lieutenant <strong>Dan Gerken<\/strong> said all the victims\u00a0ranged in age from 14 to 61, adding that most were in their early 20s.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-75b124e0bb390169d7cc1c449276e7ea\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Gerken did not provide a motive, saying the investigation is still in its early stages &#8230; detectives are interviewing victims and witnesses and collecting video 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