3 people shot in separate incidents in Toledo
In addition to the 12 people shot Saturday at the Old West End Festival, three other people were shot and injured over the weekend in Toledo. On Saturday, an 18-year-old woman was shot in the arm during an apparent robbery gone bad in West Toledo, police said. The woman and her 19-year-old acquaintance told police they
Old West End Fest shooting
The renovation includes expanded habitats, new species and a larger home for Baru, the zoo’s saltwater crocodile. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. toured Clever Bee Academy in Toledo Wednesday, and is expected to make a major announcement. Disappearance of Lynette Hooker. Updated: Apr. 9, 2026 at.
Coroner identifies man shot by Mercy Health police officer
The man who was fatally shot by a Mercy Health Police officer Saturday sustained multiple gunshot wounds, according to the Lucas County coroner. Christian Strassburg, 35, was shot by police in the parking lot of Mercy Health St. Charles Hospital in Oregon. He was shot just after 4:30 p.m., Oregon police said, and he di
Nurse renders life-saving aid amid chaos at festival shooting
Surrounded by chaos, a local pediatric nurse found herself fighting to keep a wounded teen alive. “‘Please don’t let me die,’ he kept saying to me, ‘Please don’t let me die, ma’am,’” recalled Cierra Wells, a registered nurse at Mercy Health St. Vincent Medical Center. What had started as a day off to enjoy a neighborho
Road Warrior: Poles still in the way of starting Monclova roundabout
After yet another postponement, construction of a roundabout at Monclova and Albon roads in Monclova Township is now scheduled to start June 15. With the Lucas County Engineer’s Office blaming late relocation of Toledo Edison poles for delaying the project well past its original late-April start, I paid the site a visi
Community leaders speak out against violence, call for healing
Bishop Daniel E. Thomas of the Diocese of Toledo on Sunday added his voice to a growing chorus of community leaders who have spoken out against the violence at the Old West End Festival on Saturday. “I join the people of our community and the entire Diocese of Toledo in praying for all who were injured, for their famil
Reconstruction projects to close several residential streets
Several residential streets will close for all traffic except local access on Monday with the start of reconstruction projects. Elmview Drive will close between Gracewood Road and Castleton Avenue, and Wayne Street will close between Western and Airline avenues, both for three months. Hoops Drive will close between Sud
Vendors won’t be intimidated by festival shootings
Vendors who showed up at a Sylvania market on Sunday, the day after 12 people were shot at the Old West End Festival, said the incident did not spoil their plans. “It sits in the back of my mind,” said Olivia Extine, owner of Wild Flower Stitched embroidery in Temperance, who was a vendor at a Sip and Play Summer Marke
Historic homes, difficult chapters, revival shape Old West End’s legacy
Residents of Toledo’s Old West End neighborhood reeled after two separate incidents involving shootings and kidnappings, one of them fatal, along with a spate of burglaries at homes throughout the historic district. It was 1996, and the community struggled to come to grips with what was happening. Residents had already
Mass shootings in Toledo: A look over the last decade
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - The City of Toledo has seen 16 mass shootings over the last decade. Below you can find a breakdown of those cases, along with an interactive map of where each shooting occurred. June 6, 2026 - At least 12 shot. Incident: Toledo Police say at least...

















