Police release image of victim in Surrey house fire

18-Jan-2026

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Homicide investigators have identified the victim of a fatal Surrey, B.C., house fire on Jan 12.

Police say that Naseem Mohammed, 27, was the victim discovered after a blaze at a house on 56 Avenue near 127 Street.

Crews responded to the blaze in the Panorama Ridge neighbourhood just after 7 a.m. Monday, and were searching the home when they found the body of a deceased man.

Mohammed was known to police and linked to the B.C. gang conflict, according to the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team, who released an image of him as they continue the investigation.

A Surrey Police Service spokesperson had earlier said that investigators do not believe the fire or the man's death is related to ongoing extortion attempts in the Lower Mainland.

In November 2021, Mohammed was arrested by border officers after earlier being listed as a wanted fugitive.