Homicide unit investigating after man found dead at Scarborough apartment building

Last Updated April 25, 2024 6:37 pm.

Toronto police say the homicide unit is investigating after a man was found dead Wednesday at an apartment building in the city's east end.

Emergency crews first received a call for a medical complaint at a building on Lawrence Avenue East near Morningside Avenue just after 11 a.m.

Police say they were alerted by paramedics of a deceased person inside an apartment. It was reported that someone entered the unit and found the man dead inside.

He has been identified as 40-year-old Mohamed "Mo" Abdalla Mohamed, who was also known as Mohamed Awad.

Investigators say the circumstances surrounding Mohamed's death are unknown but that there were signs of trauma on the body.