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Two Dead After Shooting at Toronto Salsa on St. Clair Festival

Investigators continue a manhunt after recovering two firearms, concluding the shots were an exchange between individuals.

Overview

  • Gunfire broke out during the Salsa on St. Clair festival on Saturday evening, leaving two people dead and several others wounded as crowds fled.
  • Police reports and media counts vary on the number injured, with most accounts saying five to six people suffered gunshot wounds.
  • Officers secured the area, identified three crime scenes and recovered two firearms as homicide and guns-and-gangs investigators began a complex evidence search.
  • No arrests or suspect descriptions have been released and the festival was cancelled while investigators continue interviews and a manhunt.
  • The event drew an estimated 13,000 attendees, prompting public condemnation from city and provincial leaders and raising fresh questions about public-event security in Toronto.