Overview
- Shots rang out near St. Clair Avenue West and Arlington Avenue while the Salsa on St. Clair festival was underway on Saturday, leaving two people dead and multiple others wounded.
- Officers initially warned of an active shooter but later said the evidence points to an exchange of gunfire between individuals and recovered two firearms at the scene.
- Six people with gunshot wounds were located, two of whom were pronounced dead, and several injured people were taken to hospital for treatment.
- No arrests have been announced, investigators say suspects remain outstanding, and police have urged the public to avoid the area as a manhunt continues.
- Toronto’s Homicide and Guns and Gangs unit is leading a complex inquiry across three crime scenes as officials and community leaders condemn the violence and the festival is cancelled.