Salsa On St. Clair

• Two 18-year-olds facing 37 charges in deadly Salsa on St. Clair shooting

  Two 18-year-old men are facing 37 charges, including first-degree murder, in connection with a deadly shooting at the Salsa on St. Clair street festival.

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  Aug 7
  
• Suspects arrested in Salsa on St. Clair shooting, Toronto police chief says

  Toronto police Chief Myron Demkiw says the force has "apprehended the persons responsible" for a deadly shooting at the Salsa on St. Clair street festival.

  Crime

  Aug 6
  
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• Hillcrest Village BIA will no longer sponsor Salsa on St. Clair

  The Hillcrest Village Business Improvement Association board voted to discontinue its sponsorship of Salsa on St. Clair last week. 

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  Jul 28
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• Salsa on St Clair won’t return if safety concerns aren’t addressed: organizer

  Toronto police said they were working under the theory that there was an exchange of gunfire in the middle of the crowd by two people “targeting each other.”

  Crime

  Jul 20
• Toronto festival shooting raises safety fears, even as gun violence has declined

  Two people were killed and several others injured when bullets flew during the Salsa on St. Clair festival on Saturday, prompting the cancellation of its second day.

  Crime

  Jul 15
• Police identify victims in Toronto street festival shooting, no word on suspects

  It was just after 8 p.m. on Saturday when gunshots rang out in the middle of the Salsa on St. Clair festival, leaving two people dead and four others with injuries.

  Crime

  Jul 13
• Salsa on St. Clair festival cancelled in aftermath of deadly shootings

  Toronto police say the fatal shooting Saturday night at the Salsa on St. Clair festival appears to have been from two men in the crowd firing at each other, not a random shooter.

  Crime

  Jul 12
• 2 dead, 4 injured after ‘exchange of gunfire’ in the middle of Toronto street festival

  Police had initially warned of an active shooter on St. Clair Avenue West, but later decided the shooting was two people firing at each other in the crowd.

  Crime

  Jul 11
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• Coronavirus: City of Toronto summer camps, all major permitted events cancelled until Aug. 31

  Mayor John Tory made the announcement on Friday, saying the decisions were needed to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.

  Health

  May 15, 2020