Overview
- The shooting struck the Salsa on St. Clair festival on Saturday night, leaving two men dead and multiple others with gunshot wounds as crowds fled in panic.
- Officers were called at about 8:12 p.m. to the area of St. Clair Avenue West and Arlington Avenue and responders found six people with gunshot injuries, with several taken to hospital.
- Toronto police secured the scene, cordoned off multiple crime scenes and recovered two firearms, but no arrests have been announced and investigators say the suspects remain at large.
- Organizers shut down and then cancelled the remainder of the festival, city transit and local streets were disrupted, and political leaders publicly condemned the violence.
- Homicide and guns‑and‑gangs detectives are leading a potentially complex probe that is collecting video, witness statements and physical evidence as police continue a large‑scale search and appeal for information.