Toronto Festival Shooting Kills 2 and Injures 6 as Police Cancel Day 2 for 13,000-Person Event
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Updated · CBC Sports · Jul 12
Toronto Festival Shooting Kills 2 and Injures 6 as Police Cancel Day 2 for 13,000-Person Event
3 articles · Updated · CBC Sports · Jul 12
Summary
Sunday's Salsa on St. Clair festival was cancelled after Saturday night's shooting killed two people and injured six near St. Clair Avenue West and Arlington Avenue.
Police say at least two people exchanged gunfire while moving through a crowd of about 13,000, leaving one victim dead at the scene and another dead later in hospital.
Two firearms were recovered and three crime scenes were established, but Toronto police said no arrests had been made and urged people to avoid the area while homicide investigators work.
Witnesses described families and children running for cover in a festival long seen as family-friendly, prompting condemnation from Prime Minister Mark Carney and other political leaders.