Three people were shot outside an Ohio highschool football game on Friday night.
The shooting took place with under seven minutes left within the rivalry game between Whitmer High School and Central Catholic High School in Toledo, Ohio, in accordance with WTOL 11.
Fans in attendance and band members fled the sector as chaos unfolded near the sector. News footage showed adults shielding children from the potential stray gunfire.
A Whitmer High School student was amongst those injured within the shooting, in accordance with the outlet. Two others -— a person and a girl — were also injured.
All three victims were transported to a neighborhood hospital, however the severity of their conditions stays unknown.
The Toledo Police Department has not made any arrests in connection to the shooting as of early Saturday.
“We’re deeply saddened that a fun rivalry tonight was disrupted by an act of violence within the streets surrounding our event,” Superintendent Kadee Anstadt of Washington Local Schools released in an announcement.
“An event like that is every school district’s worst nightmare, and we ask that you just keep each Central and Whitmer in your thoughts as we try to work out this atrocious act.”
Dr. Katie Peters, the communications director for Washington local schools, said no fans were injured through the evacuation.
Three people were shot outside an Ohio highschool football game on Friday night.
The shooting took place with under seven minutes left within the rivalry game between Whitmer High School and Central Catholic High School in Toledo, Ohio, in accordance with WTOL 11.
Fans in attendance and band members fled the sector as chaos unfolded near the sector. News footage showed adults shielding children from the potential stray gunfire.
A Whitmer High School student was amongst those injured within the shooting, in accordance with the outlet. Two others -— a person and a girl — were also injured.
All three victims were transported to a neighborhood hospital, however the severity of their conditions stays unknown.
The Toledo Police Department has not made any arrests in connection to the shooting as of early Saturday.
“We’re deeply saddened that a fun rivalry tonight was disrupted by an act of violence within the streets surrounding our event,” Superintendent Kadee Anstadt of Washington Local Schools released in an announcement.
“An event like that is every school district’s worst nightmare, and we ask that you just keep each Central and Whitmer in your thoughts as we try to work out this atrocious act.”
Dr. Katie Peters, the communications director for Washington local schools, said no fans were injured through the evacuation.
