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Toronto man turns himself in to police after condo double shooting

A Toronto man has turned himself in to police following last week's double shooting in a condo unit near Queen West, police said.

Abdiweli Abdullahi, Mohamed Abdiwal Dirie found dead in condo near Queen and Dufferin

A man has turned himself in to police following the shooting deaths of Mohamed Abdiwal Dirie, left, and Abdiwel Abdullahi on June 28, police said. (Toronto Police Service)

A Toronto man has turned himself in to police following last week's double shooting in a condo unit near Queen West,according to police.

Kamal Hassan, 23, of Toronto,surrendered the police on Friday, police said.

Police taped off the entrance to the parking garage at 36 Lisgar St. (Tyna Poulin/CBC)

He was charged with two counts of first-degree murder and is scheduled to appear in court Saturday morning.

On June 28, two men were found deadin a uniton the22ndfloor of the Edge at Triangle Parkcondo building at 36LisgarSt., near Queen Street West and DufferinStreet,police said.

They were identified as Abdiweli Abdullahi andMohamed Abdiwal Dirie, both of Toronto.Theirdeaths mark the24thand25thhomicides in Toronto this year.

Dirie was one of dozens arrested in the Project Traveller raids in 2013, police confirmed.

Project Traveller, which was launched in 2012 and targeted alleged gang members and drug dealers, became well known in Toronto after police recovered a video of former mayor Rob Ford smoking crack cocaine during the investigation.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police or Crime Stoppers.