old men charged in deadly Salsa on St. Clair shooting
Toronto police have charged two 18-year-olds with first-degree murder in connection with a mass shooting at the Salsa on St. Clair festival. Investigators believe the shooting was targeted and have recovered firearms for forensic testing.
Why it matters
This update provides closure and legal progress regarding a high-profile public safety incident in a major Canadian city.
Toronto Police Chief Myron Demkiw announced on Friday that two 18-year-old males have been charged with first-degree murder in the mass shooting at Toronto’s Salsa on St. Clair festival last month that took the lives of two men and injured five others.
An estimated 13,000 people were attending the festival when gunshots rang out shortly after 8 p.m. on July 11 in the area of St. Clair Avenue West and Arlington Avenue.
Shaquan Quashie, 25, and Cesar Vernaza, 20, were both killed during the Toronto festival that sent five others to a hospital with serious gunshot wounds, later described as non-life-threatening injuries.
On Wednesday, authorities executed a search warrant at a building in the Weston Road and St. Philips Road area. Officers seized two firearms, a quantity of narcotics, and Canadian currency.
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