BEREA, Ohio — Shots were fired at the Cuyahoga County Fair Saturday night, according to fair officials.
The Fair Board released no other information, but said it is working closely with police to investigate the shooting, which happened the penultimate night of the fair. Berea police have not released any information.
“Please trust that it is with a heavy heart that this occurred as it has been a beautiful fair week with record-breaking attendance,” the fair said in a statement.
In its final day today, the fair is scheduled to operate as normal today from 12 p.m. to 10 p.m., officials said.
The shooting comes weeks after Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued a legal opinion that county fairs cannot ban guns on their property.
His opinion said that county agricultural societies, including fair boards, are considered political subdivisions under state law, prohibiting them from banning open or concealed firearms in outdoor areas of fairgrounds, as doing so would conflict with the state’s firearm preemption statute.
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Last month, a 17-year-old male was taken to an Akron hospital after being shot in what officials described as a “targeted attack” at the Summit County Fairgrounds on a Saturday night. Afterward, fair officials in Summit and Medina counties increased security, according to cleveland.com’s partner, WKYC.
This story will be updated as it develops.
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