ON Thursday at approximately 10 p.m., Surrey RCMP responded to a report of a stabbing near 184 Street and Fraser Highway.  Frontline officers located a 45-year-old man suffering from serious injuries. The man was transported to hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries.

The Lower Mainland Integrated Police Dog Service attended the scene and located one person who was taken into police custody and transported to Surrey RCMP cells.

Initial indications are that there was a confrontation involving the victim and several other parties prior to the stabbing. Police are trying to identify all parties who may have been involved or who may have witnessed this incident.

The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) has been called in and will be working in partnership with Surrey RCMP. The area surrounding the scene will be cordoned off for an undetermined amount of time while police work to gather evidence. 

Anyone with further information who has not already spoken to police is asked to contact the IHIT tip line at 1-877-551-IHIT (4448) or email at ihittipline@rcmp-grc.gc.ca.