Montreal: Police in Toronto were searching Saturday night for an active shooter who had killed two people and wounded three in an area lined with shops and restaurants."Please avoid the area immediately and follow all directions from police," Toronto police said in a X post."Police have secured the scene," authorities later said in a follow-up post.Local media reported the shooting took place in an area where a salsa festival was being held.The incident comes soon after another shooting in Montreal late last month, where two people, including a police officer, were killed by an assailant who was then shot dead by law enforcement.In February, a school shooting in the small western mining town of Tumbler Ridge killed eight people, including the shooter's mother and half brother, and injured 27 before she took her own life.
Two dead, 3 injured in 'salsa festival' shooting in Toronto; attacker at large
Toronto police are searching for an active shooter after two people died and three were injured. The incident occurred in a busy area where a salsa festival was being held. This shooting follows a recent deadly incident in Montreal last month. Earlier this year, a school shooting in Tumbler Ridge resulted in multiple fatalities. Authorities have secured the scene and are urging the public to avoid the area.
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