The $30 million festival under fire

The annual Old West End Festival, which attracts thousands of attendees, was the scene of a devastating shooting on Saturday evening.

Organizers of the festival, which has been running for over 20 years, have not commented on the incident.

Who are the suspects?

Police are still searching for the suspects, with no one in custody as of Saturday night.

Deputy chief of Toledo Police Joseph Heffernan said that the incident appeared to have begun with at least two shooters, who were believed to have been shooting at each other.

Witnesses described seeing an elderly woman fall to the ground, who they believed appeared to be experiencing heart attack symptoms during the commotion.

Chaos and panic as gunfire rings out

Witness Kevin Berry, a Navy veteran with medical training, described hearing up to eight gunshots and seeing a gun drop, but did not see the shooter, who he believed fled on foot.

Berry said that the shooting appeared to come out of nowhere, with no clear target or intent.

He added that it appeared to be entirely random, with no clear target or intent.

A community in shock

The incident has left the community in shock,with many taking to social media to express their horror and concern.

Witness Tony Toledo, a Defiance, Ohio resident, shared a chilling Facebook post saying he attended the festival to relive his college days when shots were fired just 30ft away from him.

'I was eating ribs. Dropped the ribs. Every person at the park stopped to the ground. I am ok,' Toledo wrote.

'Unknown to me the shooter ran past me ten feet way. he dropped his gun on ground ten feet from me,' he added.

'Another attendee was standing over the gun screaming for the police to get it. cops got it immediately.

'People were bleeding. EMTs were called,' Toledo wrote, adding that he learned two people had died, though that detail has not yet been confirmed by police.

Police response and investigation

Police have not yet released a general description of the suspects, but Investigative Lt Dan Gerken said that authorities do not believe any of the injured individuals are suspects.

'We're way early in this for questions about what we have and who we want caught,' he said.

'I'm feeling good about where we are right now, but we'll need the community's help,' he added, noting that authorities are speaking with multiple people, including victims and witnesses, and reviewing footage from the area.