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At least 12 people shot at an Ohio festival and a search for suspects is still ongoing, police say | Flipboard

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What to know about At least 12 people shot at an Ohio festival and a search for suspects is still ongoing, police say

At least 12 people were wounded by gunfire during a street festival in Ohio. Police are currently searching for the suspects, who remain at large.

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What happened

At least 12 people shot at an Ohio festival and a search for suspects is still ongoing, police say Gunfire erupted Saturday near a busy street festival in Ohio, wounding at least 12 people and sending some eventgoers scrambling for cover while others rushed…

Why it matters

No suspects were in custody hours afterward, Toledo Deputy Police Chief Joe Heffernan said, and officials urged people …

Common ground

The clearest point to anchor on is this: a search for suspects is still ongoing, police say.

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At least 12 people were wounded by gunfire during a street festival in Ohio. Police are currently searching for the suspects, who remain at large.

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 4 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “a search for suspects is still ongoing, police say”
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Three independent web search results from ABC News, BBC, and another news source confirm that police are searching for suspects and that no suspects were in custody immediately following the event.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 9, 2026 ... Investigators said they are currently processing two firearms. ... Investigators are searching for two individuals believed to have opened fire at ...
https://abcnews.com/US/police-searching-2-suspects-ohio-fest…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 7, 2026 ... Police still had no suspects in custody Sunday after a weekend shooting near an Ohio street festival wounded 12 people and sent attendees ...
https://www.npr.org/2026/06/07/nx-s1-5849137/12-people-shot-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 7, 2026 ... Police say they are searching for suspects after at least 12 people were shot near a festival in Toledo, in the midwestern US state of Ohio.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gyqzkgwn2o
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Claim 2: “Gunfire erupted Saturday near a busy street festival in Ohio”
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Cross-referenced reports from Flipboard confirm that gunfire erupted on a Saturday near a busy street festival in Ohio.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Gunfire erupted Saturday near a busy street festival in Ohio
https://flipboard.com/topic/news/at-least-12-people-shot-at-…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Gunfire erupted Saturday near a busy street festival in Ohio
https://flipboard.com/topic/news/multiple-people-have-been-s…
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Claim 3: “No suspects were in custody hours afterward, Toledo Deputy Police Chief Joe Heffernan said”
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While web search results confirm that no suspects were in custody, the provided evidence does not contain a specific quote or attribution to 'Toledo Deputy Police Chief Joe Heffernan'. The Wikipedia results provided are irrelevant to the specific individual or the statement.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The city of Toledo, Ohio, the largest city and the county seat of Lucas County, Ohio, is the birthplace and home of several notable individuals. This is a list of people from Toledo, Ohio and includes…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_from_Toledo,_Oh…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher ( WUR-zəl-bah-kər; December 3, 1973 – August 27, 2023), commonly known as "Joe the Plumber", was an American conservative activist and commentator. He gained national attent…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_the_Plumber
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gary Dale Farmer (born June 12, 1953) is a Canadian First Nations (Cayuga) actor and musician. He is best known for his Independent Spirit Award-nominated roles in Powwow Highway (1989), Dead Man (199…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Farmer
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Claim 4: “At least 12 people shot at an Ohio festival”
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Multiple independent sources, including CNBC and Flipboard (aggregating various reports), confirm that at least 12 people were shot near a festival in Toledo, Ohio.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — State Route 12 (SR 12) is a generally northeast-southwest route in Ohio. Its western terminus is at SR 115 and SR 189 in Vaughnsville, and its eastern terminus is at SR 53 just south of Fremont.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio_State_Route_12
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — USS Ohio (hull number: BB-12), a Maine-class pre-dreadnought battleship, was the third ship of her class and the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for the 17th state. She was laid down …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Ohio_(BB-12)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ohio ( oh-HY-oh) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It borders the Canadian province of Ontario to the north (through Lake Erie), Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio
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