The sound of live music, laughter and family celebrations was shattered by rapid bursts of gunfire when at least 12 people were shot during a shocking outbreak of violence near a popular community festival in Toledo, Ohio.
The shooting unfolded on Saturday evening near the annual Old West End Festival, a long-running event that attracts thousands of visitors to one of America's largest historic Victorian neighbourhoods. Witnesses described scenes of panic as festivalgoers screamed, ran for cover and threw themselves to the ground while shots rang out across the crowded streets.
