Overview
- Shots rang out near St. Clair Avenue West and Arlington Avenue during the Salsa on St. Clair festival, with police reporting the incident occurred on Saturday, July 11.
- Toronto police found multiple people with gunshot wounds and pronounced two victims dead at the scene while others were taken to hospital.
- Official accounts differ on the injured count with police reporting five people shot and some outlets reporting six, and investigators have not released a motive or suspect description.
- Officers secured the area within about an hour, shut down the festival, suspended stops at St. Clair West station, and launched an active manhunt while asking the public to avoid the neighbourhood.
- Ontario Premier Doug Ford called the violence senseless and urged swift arrest, and investigators are collecting video and witness testimony as the inquiry continues.