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Victims in Toronto festival shooting 'targeted': police

Headline from WFMZ Allentown, on the newest of 2 developments

The two people killed in a weekend shooting at a Toronto festival were targeted, police said Monday, as the city's mayor pledged action on illegal guns brought over from the United States.

WFMZ Allentown's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

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  1. Shooting near Toronto street festival kills 2 people and wounds 4, police say

    Headline from WHEC Rochester ·

  2. Newest

    Victims in Toronto festival shooting 'targeted': police

    Headline from WFMZ Allentown ·

Reports & sources

105 articles, oldest first.

  1. NBC Los Angeles

    2 killed, 3 wounded in shooting at Toronto festival (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    FILE- Salsa on Saint Clair Avenue West: Toronto Police serving and protecting during the popular event on July 7, 2016.

  2. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    2 killed, 6 wounded in shooting at Toronto festival (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    FILE- Salsa on Saint Clair Avenue West: Toronto Police serving and protecting during the popular event on July 7, 2016.

  3. NBC10 Philadelphia

    2 killed, 6 injured in shooting at Toronto festival (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    FILE- Salsa on Saint Clair Avenue West: Toronto Police serving and protecting during the popular event on July 7, 2016.

  4. Just the News

    Shooting close to Toronto street festival results in 2 deaths and 4 injuries: police (opens Just the News)

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    Just the News's feed description

    Toronto Police Deputy Chief Frank Barredo said two firearms were recovered after the incident near the area where the Salsa on St. Clair festival was taking place.

  5. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    2 dead in mass shooting at Canada’s largest Latin street festival, police say (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's feed description

    By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — At least two people are dead and others have been injured in a shooting at Canada’s largest Latin street festival in Toronto, police said. Police said they secured the scene roughly an hour after the active shooting began but continued to urge people to stay away from the…

  6. Deutsche Welle

    Canada shooting: 2 killed, several wounded at Toronto festival (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Police in Toronto are responding to an active shooter at a festival in the Canadian city. Two people have been killed and three more wounded, police said.

  7. Deutsche Welle

    Two people killed and several wounded in mass shooting at Toronto festival (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Police in Toronto are responding to an active shooter at a festival in the Canadian city. Two people have been killed and several others have been wounded, police said.

  8. Fox News

    Gunfire shatters Toronto Latin street festival, leaving at least 2 dead and 3 injured (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    At least two people were killed and three others injured after gunfire erupted at Toronto's TD Salsa on St. Clair Festival. Police are investigating the deadly shooting.

  9. Washington Examiner

    At least two killed in shooting at Toronto music festival (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    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.

  10. Local Memphis

    At least 2 dead in shooting at Toronto street festival (opens Local Memphis)

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    Local Memphis's feed description

    Toronto police say an active shooter opened fire at the Salsa on St. Clair festival Saturday night, killing two and wounding three.

  11. The Guardian

    Toronto shooting: two dead and four injured as police search for active shooter (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Police in the city in Canada urge public to stay away from Salsa on St Clair festival area Police in Toronto were searching for an active shooter on Saturday night after finding six people with gunshot wounds, two of whom were pronounced dead at the scene.

  12. BBC News

    At least two killed in Toronto street festival shooting (opens BBC News)

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    BBC News's feed description

    Police have urged the public to stay away from the area.

  13. CBS News

    At least 2 killed in mass shooting at Toronto street festival, police say (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    At least two people were killed and several more wounded in a shooting Saturday evening at a street festival in Toronto, Canada, authorities said.

  14. Jonesboro Sun

    2 people have been killed and 3 wounded in a shooting near a Toronto street festival, police say (opens Jonesboro Sun)

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    Jonesboro Sun's feed description

    2 people have been killed and 3 wounded in a shooting near a Toronto street festival, police say.

  15. Daily Journal

    Shooting near Toronto street festival kills 2 people and wounds 4, police say (opens Daily Journal)

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    Daily Journal's feed description

    TORONTO (AP) — A shooting near a Toronto street festival killed two people and wounded four others on Saturday, prompting police to warn of an active shooter before later saying the scene was secure. Toronto police said six people were found with gunshot wounds after the shooting near St.

  16. Green Field Reporter

    Shooting near Toronto street festival kills 2 people and wounds 5, police say (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    Green Field Reporter's feed description

    TORONTO (AP) — 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 …

  17. The Republic

    2 dead and 3 wounded in shooting near Toronto street festival, police say (opens The Republic)

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    The Republic's feed description

    TORONTO (AP) — Two people were killed and three others wounded in a shooting Saturday near a Toronto street festival, prompting police to warn of an active shooter before later saying the scene had been secured.

  18. News Nation Now

    2 dead, 3 wounded in shooting near Toronto street festival: Police (opens News Nation Now)

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    News Nation Now's feed description

    Officers initially urged the public to avoid the area while they responded.

  19. NBC News

    2 killed, 6 injured at Toronto festival after pair of gunmen shoot at one another (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

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

  20. New York Post

    Two dead, several injured in mass shooting at popular festival in Toronto (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    At least two people are dead and several others injured after a mass shooting broke out at a large Latin street festival in Toronto, Canada, on Saturday. The violence erupted at the Salsa on St Clair festival just after 8 p.m., Toronto Police Service said in a statement on X.

  21. The Boston Globe

    At least 2 dead and 3 wounded in shooting near Toronto street festival, police say (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    Police later said the scene had been secured. No information on a suspect or arrests was immediately released.

  22. WMUR

    2 people killed in shooting near Canada street festival (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    A shooting near a Toronto street festival has killed two people and wounded four others.

  23. ABC 7 Chicago

    Shooting near Toronto street festival kills 2 people, wounds 4, police say (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    ABC 7 Chicago's feed description

    A shooting near a Latino-themed street festival killed two people and wounded four others on Saturday in Toronto, Canada, prompting police to warn of an active shooter before later saying the scene was secure.

  24. ABC News

    At least 2 dead, multiple wounded in shooting at Toronto street festival (opens ABC News)

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    ABC News's feed description

    At least two people are dead and multiple others are wounded after a shooting at a street festival in Toronto, police say.

  25. KESQ Palm Springs

    Two killed in mass shooting at Canada’s largest Latin street festival in Toronto, police say (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    KESQ Palm Springs's feed description

    By Emma Tucker, Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — Two people were killed and several others injured after at least two shooters exchanged gunfire amid crowds of roughly 13,000 people at Canada’s biggest Latin street festival in Toronto on Saturday, police said.

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