{"id":4131,"date":"2026-07-12T07:39:50","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T02:39:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=4131"},"modified":"2026-07-12T07:39:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T02:39:50","slug":"at-least-2-killed-in-mass-shooting-at-toronto-street-festival-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=4131","title":{"rendered":"At least 2 killed in mass shooting at Toronto street festival, police say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-0\">\n  <!-- lil observer --><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body\">\n<p>At least two people were killed and four more wounded in a mass shooting Saturday evening at a street festival in Toronto, Canada, authorities said. The shooter remains at large.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Toronto Police Service described the situation as an active shooter incident. It occurred in Midtown Toronto during the Salsa on St. Clair festival, a popular annual <a href=\"https:\/\/salsaintoronto.com\/festivals\/salsa-on-st-clair\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Latin festival<\/a>\u00a0that draws hundreds of people, according to CTV News. <\/p>\n<p>Police said\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TPSOperations\/status\/2076116771296219543\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on X<\/a> that officers responded to find six people with gunshot wounds, two of whom died at the scene. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/07\/12\/9f28096f-b9e1-43c6-8996-7607b2585fed\/thumbnail\/620x388\/25192cb033aa542c683b2813bd177075\/gettyimages-2285123195.jpg#\" alt=\"CANADA-CRIME-SHOOTING \" height=\"388\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/07\/12\/9f28096f-b9e1-43c6-8996-7607b2585fed\/thumbnail\/620x388\/25192cb033aa542c683b2813bd177075\/gettyimages-2285123195.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/07\/12\/9f28096f-b9e1-43c6-8996-7607b2585fed\/thumbnail\/1240x776\/91d5e47765d009f35398ef284138a29b\/gettyimages-2285123195.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Emergency Task Force vehicles and police officers are seen on the site of a shooting in Toronto, Canada, on July 11, 2026.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Jorge UZON \/ AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;Public advised to stay away from the area,&#8221; police said.<\/p>\n<p>No suspects had been taken into custody, police said. No details were immediately provided on the circumstances of the shooting.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am devastated by the senseless violence at the Salsa on St. Clair Festival that has claimed two lives and injured others,&#8221; Ontario &#8220;Premier Doug Ford <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/fordnation\/status\/2076118283619578223\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> in a statement to X. &#8220;&#8230;The person responsible must be caught, brought to justice and spend the rest of their life behind bars.&#8221;\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n<\/section>\n<p>  <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation  \">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">More from CBS News<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"component__item-recirc-block\">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">Go deeper with The Free Press<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n      <!-- tags --><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__tags\">\n<p class=\"content__tags__label\">In:<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At least two people were killed and four more wounded in a mass shooting Saturday evening at a street festival in Toronto, Canada, authorities said. The shooter remains at large.\u00a0 The Toronto Police Service described the situation as an active shooter incident. 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