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Police closed off a large area surrounding the Muzik nightclub on Canadian National Exhibition grounds in Toronto, Canada, after an early-morning shooting on August 4, 2015.Bernard Weil/The Canadian Press

Two people in their 20s have been identified as the victims of Tuesday morning's fatal shootings at the OVO Fest after-party.

Duvel Hibbert, 23, from Brampton, was killed at the Muzik nightclub after a shooting on the club's patio. Ariela Navarro-Fenoy, a 26-year-old woman from Toronto, was found at a second scene close to the Dufferin Gates, northwest of the nightclub.

The OVO Fest is a three-day music festival hosted by Toronto rapper Drake. Gunshots rang out at the afterparty at around 3:20 a.m. Tuesday morning amid hundreds of partygoers.

Information about Mr. Hibbert is scant. A man by the same name, then 20 years old, was wanted on a Canada-wide warrant in March, 2013, for violating parole while serving a three-year sentence for weapons charges. A Peel Regional Police spokesperson confirmed that police had previously arrested a man with the same name as Mr. Hibbert, but would not confirm whether that man was the Muzik shooting victim.

Phyllis Hibbert, who said she is the wife of Mr. Hibbert's great-uncle, said she visited Mr. Hibbert's parents' house when he was a child, but she did not know him as an adult and had not seen him for several years.

A GoFundMe page for Mr. Hibbert's funeral expenses was active Wednesday evening, with $300 raised of a stated $15,000 goal.

"Duvel was always there for anyone he cared for. Let's send him home like a boss," the description read.

A GoFundMe page was also set up for Ms. Navarro-Fenoy's funeral expenses, and as of Wednesday evening about 250 people had donated funds totalling more than $15,000.

Ms. Navarro-Fenoy worked part-time as a bartender at the 5 Points Bar and Grill on Vaughan Road, south of Eglinton Avenue. Kathleen Garcia, the 5 Points owner, said the close-knit staff at the bar is "a disaster" after losing the young woman who was always a source of good energy.

"I told her every time she started a shift she was unique, she was one of a kind," Ms. Garcia said. "She would welcome everybody in with hugs." Ms. Navarro-Fenoy was known to grab the karaoke microphone at the bar and "sing her life away," most often to her favourite Rihanna songs, Ms. Garcia said.

In remembrance of their co-worker, the 5 Points staff are holding a benefit and karaoke night in Ms. Navarro-Fenoy's honour Thursday evening – the same night she would usually have worked her weekly shift. The bar is also accepting donations they plan to give to the family.

Jenny Huyen Nguyen met Ms. Navarro-Fenoy in 2013 in the makeup-artist diploma program at Canadian Beauty College. One of the first things she noticed about her friend were her long, brightly coloured nails, which Ms. Nguyen said were constantly done perfectly. Ms. Navarro-Fenoy almost always did her makeup with cateye-style eyeliner and long lashes – but she would often complete the look with Chuck Taylor sneakers.

"She was always looking her best. It was like, wow – you know that's Ariela."

Ms. Navarro-Fenoy was also fiercely protective of her friends and family – especially her younger sister, Ms. Nguyen said, calling her friend the "backbone" for the people she cared about.

Three other people were injured in the shootings, but police said Tuesday that one had already been released from hospital.

Police are searching for two persons of interest, and have asked the public to upload any photos or videos from Muzik on the night of the shooting to a webpage they have created for the case.

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