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Man charged with first-degree murder after downtown Toronto hit-and-run

Ayubullo Mohammad-Daud, 21, has been charged with first-degree murder. Toronto Police Service

Police have arrested a man wanted in connection with the death of a 27-year-old man who died after a hit-and-run in downtown Toronto.

A man, who has been identified as Steven Doyle, was struck by a blue Dodge Caravan travelling north on George Street near Gerrard Street East before 6 p.m. on Aug. 15.

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Police said the vehicle left the area and was found several blocks away.

Doyle was pronounced dead at the scene.

During a press conference two days later, the homicide unit released surveillance video of a man who was seen wiping fingerprints from a vehicle.

WATCH: Video shows suspect wiping fingerprints from van after hit-and-run homicide (Aug. 17)

Ayubullo Mohammad-Daud, 21, of no fixed address has been charged with first-degree murder.

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He was scheduled to appear in a Toronto court on Wednesday.

Anyone with information is being asked to contact police at 416-808-7400 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477.

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