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SUN · 2026-07-12 · 17:24 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0712-92456
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2 dead in shooting at Toronto music festival, police searching for suspects

Two people were killed and four others seriously injured in a shooting that occurred Saturday night at the Salsa on St Clair music festival in Toronto. Police are currently searching for the suspect or suspects involved in the incident, which involved an exchange of gunfire between two individuals, and two firearms were recovered at the scene.

Agence France-PresseSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-07-12 · 17:24 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
2 dead in shooting at Toronto music festival, police searching for suspects
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Two people were killed and four others seriously injured in a shooting that occurred Saturday night at the Salsa on St Clair music festival in Toronto. Police are currently searching for the suspect or suspects involved in the incident, which involved an exchange of gunfire between two individuals, and two firearms were recovered at the scene. The final day of the festival, Sunday, was cancelled. Deputy Police Chief Frank Barredo described the situation as complex and chaotic, and no arrests have been made. Police are requesting any images from festivalgoers that could aid their investigation.

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The final day of the Salsa on St Clair festival was cancelled.

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Police are searching for the suspect or suspects involved in the shooting.

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Two people were killed and four others seriously injured in a shooting at a Toronto music festival.

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No arrests have been made so far.

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There was an exchange of gunfire between two individuals and two firearms were recovered at the scene.

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Police in Canada were searching on Sunday for the suspect or suspects involved in a shooting at a Latino music festival in Toronto that left two people dead and four others seriously injured.“Police are continuing their investigation at the scene,” City Councillor Josh Matlow said on social media, alluding to the attack on Saturday night.The final day of the Salsa on St Clair festival, Sunday, was cancelled, he added.According to initial reports gathered on Saturday evening, “there was an exchange of gunfire between two individuals and two firearms were recovered at the scene”, Deputy Police Chief Frank Barredo said.He did not specify if the shooters were among the dead. Nor did he rule out the possibility of more people being involved in the shooting.“No arrests have been made so far,” Barredo added, describing the situation as very “complex” and “chaotic”, and asking festivalgoers to send police any images that could help the investigation.
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