2 dead, multiple people injured in shooting in Toronto, police say
Police said the shooting appeared to involve an exchange of gunfire between two people, and two firearms were recovered as investigators processed three crime scenes.
- On Saturday, gunfire erupted at Toronto's Salsa on St. Clair festival, killing two people and injuring six others among an estimated 13,000 attendees shortly after 8 p.m.
- Toronto Police Service Deputy Chief Frank Barredo stated the incident involved an exchange of gunfire between two individuals targeting each other, though no suspects have been arrested.
- Organizers cancelled the remainder of the two-day festival on Sunday due to the complex police investigation, with transit detours affecting St. Clair Avenue while authorities processed three crime scenes.
- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow condemned the shooting as "reckless," pledging resources to identify suspects and offering condolences to victims' families.
- While mass shootings are infrequent in Canada, this incident follows a deadly shooting in Montreal less than three weeks ago and strict gun control measures enacted after Nova Scotia's 2020 tragedy.
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by Stefan J. Bos, Worthy News Chief International Correspondent TORONTO, CANADA (Worthy News) – A manhunt was underway Sunday after two men were killed and four others were wounded in a shooting at Canada’s largest Latin street festival in Toronto, police said. Investigators said the violence erupted when two groups exchanged gunfire amid a crowd of about 13,000 people attending the annual Salsa on St. Clair festival in Toronto’s St. Clair West …
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