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By Mike Vanden Bosch

Homicide investigation

UPDATE: IHIT names 27-year-old victim in Monday’s house fire in Surrey

Jan 13, 2026 | 2:24 PM

UPDATE: An Integrated Homicide Investigation Team spokesperson says the 27-year-old victim in Monday’s house fire has been identified as Naseem Mohammed.

IHIT spokesperson Corporal Sukhi Dhesi says Mohammed was known to police and believed to be associated to the ongoing B.C. Gang Conflict.

The investigation remains active. If you have any information, dash camera or CCTV, please contact the IHIT information line at 1-877-551-IHIT (4448) or by email at ihitinfo@rcmp-grc.gc.ca.

Original story below:

SURREY — Homicide detectives in B.C. say they believe organized crime may be responsible for the discovery of a man’s body inside a burning home in Surrey early Monday.

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Shortly after 7 a.m. on Monday, January 12, Surrey Police Service (SPS) officers responded to calls of a house fire in the 12700 block 56 Avenue to assist Surrey Fire Services (SFS) with road closures. During their efforts to extinguish the fully engulfed residence and search it for any victims, SFS members discovered the body of an adult male who was deceased.

Contingent upon initial investigative steps, the death was determined to be suspicious and IHIT deployed and assumed conduct of the investigation, authorities said.

According to a statement from Integrated Homicide Investigation Team spokesperson Corporal Sukhi Dhesi, investigators have been working closely with SPS to address and finish priority tasks, collect evidence and advance the investigation. This entails reviewing CCTV, dash camera footage, conducting interviews and working to build a timeline leading up to the fire that broke out shortly after 7 a.m.

“Investigators are working to understand the totality of the circumstances leading up to the death, including the cause of death and cause of the fire,” Cpl. Dhesi said. “We believe this was a targeted incident with a potential nexus to organized crime. We are working closely with the Lower Mainland District Integrated Forensic Identification Service (LMD IFIS) and the Combined Special Enforcement Unit of British Columbia (CFSEU-BC) to advance the investigation.”

Investigators are still looking for anyone who has information or dashcam, CCTV footage from the area of the residential house fire at 12700 block 56 Avenue between the hours of 5:00 am and 7:00 am on January 12 to call the IHIT information line at 1-877-551-IHIT (4448) or by email at ihitinfo@rcmp-grc.gc.ca.