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Two 18-year-old males charged with 1st-degree murder in Salsa on St. Clair mass shooting
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CityNews Toronto
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 (left) and Cesar Vernaza were killed in the shooting at Salsa on St. Clair on July 13, 2026.
McCabe said the two firearms that were seized following the two arrests are now undergoing forensic examination to determine if they were used in the Salsa on St. Clair shooting.
The future of the festival is now up in the air after the TeleLatino Network (TLN), the founder and main sponsor of Salsa on St. Clair, raised concerns about safety.