Multiple people have been shot near a busy community street festival in Toledo, Ohio, and police are searching for suspects, authorities say. Toledo police officers responded to a report of a person shot near the Old West End Festival at about 5:30pm local time.When they arrived, they found multiple shooting victims, the police department said in a statement.Many had been taken to nearby hospitals, police said.They did not provide further details on the injuries, how many people were shot or what may have sparked the shooting.Police are actively searching for suspects and are working to determine the circumstances of the shootings.“I am deeply concerned about the situation in Toledo tonight," Ohio Governor Mike DeWine said in a statement.Multiple videos posted to social media showed people running over the sound of gunshots and emergency officials tending to others who appeared wounded.Kevin Berry said he was sitting in the neighbourhood arboretum listening to live music with his friends when he heard a handful of gunshots."Everybody hit the deck," he said.When he looked back up, he saw a gun being tossed to the ground less than 15 metres away from him.Police officers who were already on-site for the festival immediately responded to the scene.Mr Berry, who has medical training and served in the US Navy, said he walked around the area looking for potential victims.He said he saw at least five people with gunshot wounds."The folks who were hit were spread out around the arboretum area," he said.The Old West End Festival is a two-day celebration in Toledo's historic district that includes live music, food vendors, home tours and shopping.Mr Berry described it as the "kick-off to Toledo's summer festival season."AP