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By Mike Vanden Bosch

Chilliwack man deceased

26-year-old Chilliwack man shot, killed in Friday night shooting in Surrey: IHIT

Dec 1, 2025 | 1:56 PM

SURREY — Homicide investigators in B.C. have now identified the 26-year-old man who was shot and killed in Surrey on Friday night as a Chilliwack man who was known to police and was believed to be involved in the drug trade.

According to a statement from IHIT spokesperson Sgt. Freda Fong, RCMP Surrey Provincial Operations Support Unit (SPOSU) frontline officers responded to reports of a shooting near 152 Street and 104 Avenue in Surrey on Friday night, Nov. 28 at about 11:40 p.m.

Responding officers found a male suffering from life-threatening injuries. Despite life-saving measures, the man died at the scene.

IHIT has taken conduct of this investigation and continues to work alongside the SPOSU, the Surrey Police Service (SPS), the Integrated Forensic Identification Services (IFIS) and the BC Coroners Service.

IHIT is identifying the victim as 26-year-old Jaskaran Birring of Chilliwack in an effort to advance the investigation. Birring had previous interactions with the police and was believed to be involved in the drug trade.

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IHIT says early indications suggest this was a targeted incident connected to organized crime. Investigators are working diligently to determine the circumstances surrounding the homicide and to identify all parties involved.

About 15 minutes after the shooting, a white Dodge Ram pickup truck was located fully engulfed in flames in the area of 136 Street and 115 Avenue in Surrey. IHIT investigators are looking to obtain information and video evidence from any witnesses who may have been at either location on November 28 between 9:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m.

Anyone with information regarding this investigation is urged to call the IHIT information line at 1-877-551-IHIT (4448) or by email at ihitinfo@rcmp-grc.gc.ca.