THE Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) on Monday identified Friday’s homicide victim in Surrey 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, police added.

Early indications suggest this was a targeted incident related to organized crime. Investigators are working diligently to determine the circumstances surrounding the homicide and to identify all parties involved, IHIT said.

Approximately fifteen 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 seeking information and video evidence from any witnesses who may have been at either location on November 28 between 9 p.m. and 12 a.m.

On November 28, at approximately 11:40 p.m., RCMP Surrey Provincial Operations Support Unit (SPOSU) frontline officers responded to reports of a shooting near 152 Street and 104 Avenue in Surrey.

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

IHIT took conduct of this investigation and continues to work in partnership with the SPOSU, the Surrey Police Service (SPS), the Integrated Forensic Identification Services (IFIS) and the BC Coroners Service.

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.