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Homicide investigators have identified the victim of a fatal Surrey, B.C., house fire on Monday.
Police say that Naseem Mohammed, 27, was the victim discovered after a blaze at a house on 56 Avenue near 127 Street.
Crews responded to the blaze in the Panorama Ridge neighbourhood just after 7 a.m. Monday, and were searching the home when they found the body of a deceased man.
Mohammed was known to police and linked to the B.C. gang conflict, according to the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team, who released an image of him as they continue the investigation.
The body of a deceased man was found after a fire broke out at a home in Panorama Ridge on Monday. (1st Due Media)
A Surrey Police Service spokesperson had earlier said that investigators do not believe the fire or the man’s death is related to ongoing extortion attempts in the Lower Mainland.
In November 2021, Mohammed was arrested by border officers after earlier being listed as a wanted fugitive.
Police had said he was a member of the Brother’s Keepers gang.
Anyone who has information about the fire, or who may have CCTV or dashcam footage of the area between 5 a.m. and 7 a.m., Jan. 12, to contact IHIT.
Mohammed was known to police, according to IHIT. (1st Due Media)