An armed man with pistols advanced toward a candidate for governor during a visit to the Canfield Fair, an agricultural fair held near the city of Youngstown, in the state of Ohio, in the United States. The incident resulted in several people injured.
The information was confirmed by the Ohio State Highway Patrol to the news agency Reuters. The attack occurred while the candidate was making a public visit to the event, which is a traditional local fair in the region.
State authorities did not immediately disclose the identity of the candidate who was targeted nor the severity of the injuries of the victims involved in the incident. The Ohio State Highway Patrol is the agency responsible for investigating the case.
