2 dead, 19 injured in Toronto shooting

Two people were killed and several including an infant were injured in a shooting in Canada's largest metropolis Toronto late on Monday, police said.

"Two people killed in gunfire that broke out during party," police said in a Twitter message. "Deceased are a male and a female," said a second message by Police Chief Bill Blair.

He described the incident as "the worst incident of gun violence" in the city's history. "A lot of innocent people were injured tonight."