Toronto nightclub shooting leaves at least 2 dead, 3 wounded

One or two people were shot at the bar before the shootings took place on the street.

The Muzik nightclub is distancing itself from a fatal shooting involving multiple victims at Toronto’s Exhibition Place early this morning.

Drake’s 6ix annual OVO Fest ended in tragedy as a sporadic shooting occurred during the afterparty at Muzik in Toronto. It wasn’t immediately clear whether the Canadian rapper was at the club during the shooting.

Toronto police said they are in their 20s or 30s. Their names have not yet been released.

One person was found dead at the scene, another passed away in hospital, and three others were hospitalised with serious injuries. Frank Bergen.

According to police there are three crime scenes: inside the Muzik nightclub, north of the club and south-west of the club.

There was no immediate word on suspects or arrests, nor any information about what led to the gunfire.

“We’re satisfied at this point that the organisation involved was doing their best and this did occur at approximately 3.30am as things were shutting down for the evening”, he said.

“Our officers were present when the initial shots went off. They were within meters of the initial shooting”, he said.

Diana Petrucci of the network said: “Paramedics tell us that the scene is very very large and widespread”.