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Suspect in Old West End Festival shooting has prior weapons charge, records show.Suspect in Old West End Festival shooting has prior weapons charge, records show TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - The man wanted in connection with a mass shooting at the Old West End Festival has a prior weapons-related charge, according to court records.Ka’Nye Taylor, 20, is wanted on 11 felonious assault charges after investigators say he fired into a large crowd during an altercation at the festival.Toledo police issued an arrest warrant for Taylor as investigators seek public assistance identifying an alleged second shooter.Prior weapons case In 2024, a criminal complaint filed in Toledo Municipal Court accused Taylor of improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle, a fourth-degree felony, stemming from an April 16, 2024 incident.Police say Taylor was seen getting out of a vehicle with a black AR-15 in his waistband outside 210 Charles Street.Investigators say he later admitted the rifle was loaded while he was in the car.According to Toledo Municipal Court records, Taylor has had multiple traffic cases as well.Weekend shooting Two people from rival groups exchanged gunfire at the Old West End Festival, according to Toledo Police Chief Michael Treondle.Bullets struck 12 people, nine of them innocent bystanders.The warrant says one person was hit in the head and required surgery.Detectives say video and an eyewitness helped identify Taylor as one of the shooters.Investigators are also looking for a second alleged shooter and have released a photograph in the hope the public can assist in identifying him.“We are still pursuing leads to find them,” Treondle said.Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz said the shooting has affected the city.“Our heart is broken,” Kapszukiewicz said.Anyone with information on Ka’Nye Taylor’s whereabouts or the identity of the second suspect is asked to call or text Crime Stoppers at 419-255-1111.Tipsters can remain anonymous.Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $10,000, and the U.S.Marshals Service is offering up to $5,000.The investigation remains active.MORE 13 ACTION NEWS COVERAGE: - Old West End Fest shooting victims can apply for financial compensation - Toledo residents, violence prevention program respond after festival shooting - Woman trampled during Old West End Fest mass shooting - Teen arrested for allegedly trying to hide gun used at Old West End Festival shooting - TPD issues warrant for alleged Old West End Fest shooter - ‘Party in the Park’ organizers say security is priority in light of OWE mass shooting - Toledo leaders call for gun violence reform after Old West End Festival shooting - TPD Chief reveals new details about what led up to festival shooting, provides description of suspects - Mayor Kapszukiewcz calls for Old West End Fest to resume later this summer after 12 shot last weekend - Old West End residents call for community unity after festival shooting - ‘Ma’am, please, I don’t want to die:’ Nurse helps teen shot at Old West End Festival - Toledo festival shooting victim channels trauma into art for first responders: ‘It’s just therapeutic’ - Stop the Bleed training teaches life-saving emergency skills - Off-duty nurse practitioner aids shooting victims at Toledo’s Old West End Festival - 13 Action News Big Story: Old West End Festival shooting - 18-year-old taken in for questioning in Toledo festival mass shooting, family says - Police execute search warrant in Toledo festival mass shooting investigation - Old West End Festival shooting press conference set for Tuesday at 10 a.m.- WATCH: DeWine comments on ‘troubling’ mass shooting at Toledo festival - Food truck vendors describe horrific shooting at Old West End Festival - Mass shootings in Toledo: A look over the last decade - Old West End Association hosting support session following shooting that injured 12 at festival - Local leaders address mass shooting at Toledo festival - At least a dozen injured in Toledo festival mass shooting; police searching for suspects Latest Local News | First Alert Weather | Crime | National | 13abc Originals Copyright 2026 WTVG.All rights reserved.