OTTAWA — Police have charged a man in the deaths of two Somali-Canadian sisters.

Musab A-Noor, 29, has been charged with one count of first degree murder and one count of second degree murder in the deaths of Nasiba A-Noor, 29, and Asma A-Noor, 32, who were killed on Friday night.

Police were called to a row of townhomes in the 3200 block of McCarthy Road near Paul Anka Drive around 9 p.m. Friday where they found the two women who had been stabbed.

Police were called at about 9 p.m. last night after the victims, aged 29 and 32, were found deceased. 2/3 — Ottawa Police (@OttawaPolice) December 17, 2016

Update: Major Crime continues to investigate the homicides of two women at a McCarthy Rd. residence. One man is in custody. 1/3 — Ottawa Police (@OttawaPolice) December 17, 2016

A man was arrested later that night near a set of nearby railroad tracks,.

Nasiba and Asma A-Noor’s deaths marked the city’s 23rd and 24th murders so far in 2016. It ties the record for the most number of murders in a year that was set in 1995.

The sisters’ funerals are set to be held at 1p.m. Sunday at the Jami Omar Mosque on Old Richmond Road.