Police identify Edmonton man as victim of apparent homicide in Surrey, B.C.

SURREY, B.C. – Police say a man whose body was found in a back alley in Surrey, B.C., appears to have been the victim of a homicide.

The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has identified the victim as 19-year-old Tanner Krupa of Edmonton.

The cause ofhis death has not been released.

Police say officers were called early Sunday morning after a report of an altercation when a man was found dead in a back alley.

They say the man had injuries consistent with a homicide.

Cpl. Frank Jang says the investigation is in the early stages and it is not clear whether the man was targeted.