IHIT identifies body found Oct. 14 as missing 19-year-old Tichic Meya, now a homicide
IHIT says the death is an isolated incident with no ongoing public risk, but the motive is unknown and no arrests have been reported.
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The body found Oct. 14 in a rural pocket of Surrey's Sullivan Heights area is 19-year-old Tichic Meya, Integrated Homicide Investigation Team investigators said in a news release dated November 10, 2026. Police are now treating the death as a homicide.
The body was found on the roadside, beside a pull-off next to a farmer's field. A caller alerted police shortly after 1 p.m. That day. Meya's family reported him missing three days before the body was found, after they last saw him on the evening of Oct. 8.
Police say criminality is suspected. Investigators believe the death was an isolated incident and that there is no ongoing risk to the public. The motive is still under investigation, and no arrests or suspects have been reported. Police have not released a cause of death.
Sgt. Freda Fong, the IHIT spokesperson, said investigators are building a timeline from the time Meya went missing to his death. Anyone with dash-cam video from anyone driving or walking in the area between Oct. 8 and Oct. 14 can call 1-877-551-IHIT (4448) or email ihitinfo@rcmp-grc.gc.ca.
