Two dead, four injured in Toronto Salsa festival shooting
Toronto police, cited by CNN, said a shooting at the Salsa on St. Clair Latin street festival left two people dead and several others wounded, with the suspect still at large. CBS later reported that four of the injured were seriously wounded, confirming the death toll at two. The reports described the incident as a gunfight that erupted during the festival.
NPR noted that police opened an investigation into the shooting and that organizers cancelled the festival’s second day. Authorities continued to search for the shooter while providing assistance to victims. The incident prompted heightened security measures in the surrounding neighbourhood.