A sudden firing created panic in the largest Latin street festival organized in Toronto city of Canada. Two people lost their lives and 6 people were injured in this incident. The attacker is said to be still absconding. The police is searching for him. The firing created chaos in the entire area and people started running here and there to save their lives.
According to the information, the shooting took place during the ‘Salsa on St. Clair’ festival, an annual Latin cultural festival being organized in Midtown Toronto. According to police, the incident happened near St. Clair Avenue West and Arlington Avenue after 8 pm on Saturday night. As soon as the police got information about this incident, they immediately reached the spot. With this, emergency services reached the incident site.
2 killed, 6 injured
In this firing, 2 people died on the spot, while 6 people were seriously injured and those injured were sent to the hospital for treatment. At present no official information has been given about his condition.
The attackers are still at large
Police said that the accused or accused who carried out the firing have not been arrested yet. The entire area has been cordoned off and a large number of policemen are deployed. People have been appealed to avoid going near the incident site until the investigation is completed.
CCTV footage is being scrutinized
A large-scale search operation is being conducted to find the attacker. Eyewitnesses are being interrogated and CCTV footage of the incident is being scrutinized. The police have not yet told what caused the firing. Officials say that the case is being investigated from every aspect and efforts are on to arrest the accused soon.
The incident took place in the presence of thousands of people
This was the 22nd edition of the Salsa on St. Clair Festival. It is a famous Latin cultural festival in Toronto, which attracts a large number of people every year to enjoy music, dance and a variety of cuisine. Since it was a summer evening, there was a lot of crowd on the road when suddenly the sound of gunshots was heard and the entire area went into panic.
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