Two killed, four wounded in Toronto Salsa Festival shooting
Shooting at Toronto salsa festival kills 2, wounds 4; no immediate arrests.
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Toronto Salsa Festival Shooting
A shooting incident at the Salsa on St. Clair festival in Toronto on Saturday evening killed two people and wounded four others. The incident involved an exchange of gunfire between two individuals targeting each other near St. Clair Avenue West and Arlington Avenue.
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2026-08-16 to 2026-11-13 · UTC publication dates
Coverage begins 12 Jul, 10:03 UTC
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No suspects arrested immediately after Toronto festival shooting
At the time of a late-night news conference by Toronto Police, no suspect or suspects had been arrested in connection with the shooting at the Salsa on St. Clair festival.
Toronto police recover two firearms at festival shooting scene
Toronto Police Deputy Chief Frank Barredo confirmed that investigators recovered two firearms after the shooting. The incident involved an exchange of gunfire between two people targeting each other, rather than an active shooter situation.
Four people wounded in Toronto festival shooting
Four additional people were wounded in the shooting at the Salsa on St. Clair festival, with six total victims found with gunshot wounds.
Shooting at Salsa on St. Clair festival in Toronto kills 2 people
A shooting occurred near St. Clair Avenue West and Arlington Avenue in Toronto during the Salsa on St. Clair festival on Saturday at 8:12 p.m. Two people were killed in the incident.
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