2 killed, 6 injured at Toronto festival after pair of gunmen shoot at each other

Two people were killed and three others were wounded in a shooting Saturday at the Salsa on St. Clair festival in Toronto, police said.

Two people were killed and six others were injured when a pair of gunmen opened fire at a festival celebrating Latino culture in Toronto on Saturday, police said.

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Two of the victims were pronounced dead at the scene, while five others suffered gunshot wounds and another was hospitalized with unspecified injuries following the gunfire in the area of St. Clair and Arlington avenues during the Salsa on St. Clair festival, Toronto police said.

“There seemed to be an exchange of gunfire between individuals targeting each other,” Frank Barredo, Toronto Police Service deputy chief, said during a news conference.