{"id":410346,"date":"2026-01-15T06:44:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T06:44:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/410346\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T06:44:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T06:44:17","slug":"surrey-homicide-victim-not-connected-to-ongoing-b-c-gang-conflict-police-say-bc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/410346\/","title":{"rendered":"Surrey homicide victim not connected to ongoing B.C. gang conflict, police say &#8211; BC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\tDescrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tIncrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>The victim of a homicide in Surrey is being identified.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/70c8fc80.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Baljinder \u201cBinder\u201d Singh Garcha of Surrey, 46, was found dead on Jan. 13 just after 12 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Surrey Police Service officers were called to a man lying near the street in the 3500 block of 176 Street, apparently suffering from gunshot wounds.<\/p>\n<p>The man was pronounced deceased at the scene.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt remains very early on in this investigation,\u201d Sukhi Dhesi, media relations officer for the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team, which has now taken over the case, said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBased on initial investigative steps, investigators do not believe there is a connection to the B.C. gang conflict and are working diligently to understand the circumstances that led to the death of Mr. Garcha. We are asking anyone with information to please come forward and speak with investigators.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after, Surrey Police Service responded to a report of a vehicle fire in the 18900 block of 40th Street and investigators believe this to be related to the ongoing investigation into Garcha\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1767930311_275_national.jpg\" alt=\"For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tGet breaking National news<\/p>\n<p>For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators are looking for anyone with information, CCTV, or dash camera footage from the 18900 block of 40th Street, Surrey, from 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. and from the 3500 block of 176 Street Avenue between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Jan. 13.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone with information is asked to call the IHIT information line at 1-877-551-IHIT (4448) or contact them by <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11613789\/surrey-homicide-victim-not-connected-bc-gang-conflict-police\/mailto:ihittipline@rcmp-grc.gc.ca\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">email<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tTrending Now\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11613418\/greenland-nato-germany-troops-arctic\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CP175010106.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tGermany among NATO members sending troops to Greenland for Arctic 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\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMan dead in Surrey house fire\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Garcha\u2019s death was the third in only five days in the Lower Mainland.<\/p>\n<p>A man was found dead in a <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11611987\/burned-car-surrey-fatal-house-fire-homicide-organized-crime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">burned home in Surrey on Monday<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11608300\/police-link-abbotsford-homicide-to-b-c-gang-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">a man was killed in Abbotsford on Friday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Both those incidents were targeted, homicide investigators confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMore on Crime<br \/>\n\t\t\tMore videos\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2026 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Descrease article font size Increase article font 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