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Canada – Shooting near Toronto street festival kills 2 people and wounds 4, police say
Photo – Two killed in mass shooting at Canada’s largest Latin street festival in Toronto, police say A shooting near a Toronto street festival killed two men and wounded four other people Saturday evening, police said, adding that what initially prompted an active-shooter warning was an exchange of gunfire between two people targeting each other. []
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Washington Examiner
· Jul 12, 2026
At least two killed in shooting at Toronto music festival
At least two people are dead and three more are injured after a shooting Saturday evening in Toronto, Canada. According to Toronto Police Operations, police responded at 8:12 p.m. to an active shooter at St. Clair and West Arlington Avenues, which is the site of Salsa on St. Clair, a Latin music festival. Police found []
ABC7 New York
· Jul 12, 2026
Shooting near Toronto street festival kills 2 people, wounds 4, police say
Shooting near Toronto street festival kills 2 people, wounds 4, police say
The Tribune
· Jul 12, 2026
Toronto street festival shooting: 2 killed, 5 injured
A shooting near a Toronto street festival killed two people and wounded five on Saturday, prompting police to warn of an active shooter before later saying the scene was secure. Toronto Police spokesperson Shannon Eames said there were two deceased and five others with gunshot wounds after the shooting near St Clair Avenue West and []
CityNews Montreal
· Jul 12, 2026
2 people killed in mass shooting at Toronto’s Salsa on St. Clair festival
Two people were killed and at least five others were injured during a mass shooting at Toronto’s Salsa on St. Clair street festival Saturday evening. In a social media post shared at 8:20 p.m., Toronto police issued a warning to the public about an active shooter at the site of the festival near St. Clair [] The post 2 people killed in mass shooting at Toronto’s Salsa on St. Clair festival appeared first on CityNews Montreal.
Arutz Sheva
· Jul 12, 2026
Two dead, multiple injured in shooting at Toronto festival
Shooting at Latin festival in Toronto leaves two people dead and multiple others injured. Motive not yet clear.
South China Morning Post
· Jun 22, 2026
Shooting in Montreal, Canada leaves 3 dead including suspect
A midday shooting in Montreal killed three people on Monday, including a police officer, a civilian and the alleged gunman, triggering rare alarm in the Canadian city. The bloodshed took place in a partly Jewish neighbourhood that includes kosher markets and restaurants but police declined to comment on what the motive might have been and whether the incident amounted to a hate crime or act of terror. Montreal police chief Fady Dagher said the incident was “more than terrible”. “It’s a tragedy,...
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Related coverage for "Canada – Shooting near Toronto street festival kills 2 people and wounds 4, police say": Washington Examiner — At least two killed in shooting at Toronto music festival. ABC7 New York — Shooting near Toronto street festival kills 2 people, wounds 4, police say . The Tribune — Toronto street festival shooting: 2 killed, 5 injured. CityNews Montreal — 2 people killed in mass shooting at Toronto’s Salsa on St. Clair festival. Arutz Sheva — Two dead, multiple injured in shooting at Toronto festival. South China Morning Post — Shooting in Montreal, Canada leaves 3 dead including suspect