A man has been charged with first-degree murder Saturday in the downtown Toronto shooting of Kabil Abdulkhadir.

Police announced Friday that Mohamud Abdiwal Diri, 25, was wanted on a Canada-wide arrest warrant. Diri surrendered to police at 1:05 a.m. Saturday and was to appear in court later Saturday morning.

Abdulkhadir, 27, was fatally shot in front of the Marriott Downtown Eaton Centre Hotel at 525 Bay St. on Aug. 9.

Toronto police and paramedics were called to the Dundas St. W. and Bay St. area around 2:45 a.m. after reports of gunshots. He was pronounced dead on scene.

Abdullahi Alifarah, 20, was arrested on Thursday and charged with accessory after the murder.

Det. Sgt. Joyce Schertzer said a great deal of video has been analyzed and appears to capture a suspect arriving in a rented blue Elantra and fleeing south on Bay St. after the shooting.

Police are still looking for Hassan Abdulle, 25, of Toronto, who they say will face charges for firing a weapon in public the night of the shooting. Police allege that Abdulle returned gunfire as the suspect Elantra fled the crime scene.

Schertzer said Friday that Abdulle is an “associate” of the victim and is also wanted on several charges unrelated to the murder, including assault and robbery.

Police are in the process of obtaining further warrants.

According to Schertzer, there was a “pre-existing dispute” between Diri and the victim, both of whom were previously known to police.

She declined to give details about the shooting, saying the investigation is “still active and still fluid.”

Police are still working on identifying several individuals and say people with Abdulkhadir at the time of the shooting have not yet come forward.

Abdulkhadir’s mother, Fouzia Hassan, said in a previous news conference that she and her family, originally from Somalia, are now looking for justice.

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“I lost my son. I want people to help me,” she said. “I need help, please.”

With files from Jackie Hong and Wendy Gillis