Man found dead from apparent gunshot in Surrey home; IHIT takes over file
Anyone with information or dash-camera footage is asked to call the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team at 1-877-551-IHIT (4448).
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A man was found dead from an apparent gunshot wound in a house in central Surrey on Thursday, November 12, 2026. Surrey Police Services and BC Emergency Health Services were called around 7:16 a.m.
Paramedics tried to resuscitate him at the scene, but he was declared dead there. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) has taken over the file because of the nature of the injury. No suspect has been identified or arrested, and the victim's name and age have not been released.
Anyone with information, CCTV or dash-camera footage is asked to call IHIT at 1-877-551-IHIT (4448) or email ihitinfo@rcmp-grc.gc.ca. Media inquiries are being directed to IHIT; the Surrey Police Services media contact is Sgt. Ali Gailus at media@surreypolice.ca.
The Surrey homicide follows two earlier HighOnCity stories this year: a suspect in a fatal Surrey stabbing was shot dead by police near Holland Park in May, and a separate fatal incident in West Vancouver was investigated as a homicide in June.
The facts
When was a man found dead in Surrey?
A man was found dead from an apparent gunshot wound in a house in central Surrey on Thursday, November 12, 2026. Surrey Police Services and BC Emergency Health Services were called around 7:16 a.m.
Which agency is leading the investigation into the Surrey death?
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) has taken over the file into the November 12, 2026 death in central Surrey because of the nature of the injury. Media inquiries on the case are being directed to IHIT.
Has anyone been arrested in the Surrey death?
No suspect has been identified or arrested in the death of the man found in a central Surrey house on November 12, 2026. The victim's name and age have not been released.
How can people report information about the Surrey death?
Anyone with information, CCTV or dash-camera footage about the central Surrey death can call IHIT at 1-877-551-IHIT (4448) or email ihitinfo@rcmp-grc.gc.ca.
