2 suspects in custody after fatal shooting of soon-to-be Toronto father
Abdulkadir Bihi, 29, was 'trying to turn his life around' when he was shot on Dixon Road, relative says
Two men are in custody following the fatal daytime shooting of a 29-year-old Toronto man last Thursday, Toronto police say.
Earlier Sunday, police said they were searching for a 19-year-old and 20-year-old wanted for first-degree murder in connection with the death of Abdulkadir Bihi.
Bihi was found in a vehicle in front of a building near the intersection of Dixon Road and Islington Avenue suffering from gunshot wounds at around 2 p.m. He was rushed to hospital and subsequently pronounced dead, police said.
During their search for the two suspects, police announced Sunday that they uncovered illegal firearms in an Oakville home that led to three separate arrests.
The men, ages 23, 26 and 30, are all from Toronto, and face a combined total of 45 weapons and drug-related charges.
'He didn't want that lifestyle anymore'
Meanwhile, CBC News has learned that Bihi was a newlywed and expecting his first child. He was in the Dixon Road and Islington Avenue area visiting his mother when shots rang out, his cousin said.
The victim's cousin, who asked not to be identified, said that his family is devastated by Bihi's death.
"Once you see your relative targeted and gunned down because of his past life, it's really sad."
The cousin told CBC News that Bihi "fell in with the wrong crowd" as a youth but was trying to turn his life around.
"For the last two years, he completely changed his life. He recently got married, moved to Peel and got a job. He was a really decent guy," his cousin said.
Victim's wife eight months pregnant, cousin says
"He grew up, he didn't want that lifestyle anymore."
But his cousin adds that breaking away from his "former life" proved to be harder than Bihi expected.
"We spoke a lot and he told me they were always trying to pull him back in," he said in an interview.
Bihi's wife is eight months pregnant. Relatives from "all over the world" flew in for Bihi's funeral Sunday, his cousin says.
"He was a really family-oriented person and we're really going to miss him."