Fireworks display at Toronto’s Ashbridges Bay ends with 5 arrests

Video captured a chaotic scene at Woodbine Beach on Victoria Day after fireworks were shot into a crowd.

Two people who allegedly shot fireworks into a crowd of people during Toronto’s Victoria Day celebrations are facing charges.

In a statement to CP24, Toronto police said the two suspects are a male youth and a male in his 20s. Neither has been identified.

Videos from Ashbridges Bay submitted to CTV News showed someone aiming what appeared to be a lit “roman candle” at crowds on the beach and boardwalk, as some people screamed and ran to get out of the way.

Toronto police said three other individuals were arrested for theft and assault, but released no additional details regarding those charges.

The arrests were made on the same night that Toronto hosted its annual Victoria Day fireworks display at the waterfront site.

Toronto police have stepped up their presence during the event in recent years after chaos ensued in 2022, when two people were shot, two were robbed at gunpoint, one person was stabbed, and groups of people began shooting fireworks at each other.