Overview
- Garcha was found with gunshot wounds near 176 Street and 35 Avenue in Surrey just before noon on January 13 and was pronounced dead at the scene.
- He was a well-known local figure who owned Studio 12 Banquet Hall and worked in event photography across the Surrey–Vancouver area.
- Investigators recovered a burned vehicle in South Surrey that they believe is linked to the homicide and are reviewing CCTV and dashcam footage.
- The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team is leading the case, and police have reported no suspects, no confirmed motive, no arrests, and no claim of responsibility.
- The incident comes days after a January 9 Abbotsford homicide of a Punjabi-origin man that reports tied to gang conflict, with no public link to Garcha’s case established.