Two people have died and five have been injured following a shooting in Toronto, Canada, during a salsa festival.

A shooting in Toronto, Canada, has led to the death of two people, according to a local police announcement on its X account.

The incident occurred on Saturday, in an area where a salsa festival was taking place. At the scene, five people were found with gunshot wounds, and two of them were declared dead. The police secured the area but did not provide details about the assailant.

This incident comes after another similar attack in Montreal at the end of June, where two people were killed, including a police officer. Additionally, a massacre in February shocked the country when a young woman killed several people, including children.