Homicide investigators are saying little about a body found at a Fernridge home which also contained a marijuana grow operation.

Shortly after 10 p.m. on Tuesday, 91原创 RCMP received a call asking police to attend a residence in the 2000 block of 200 Street to check on the well being of a man who was staying at the residence.

Police attended and located a deceased male and a grow-op inside the rural residence.

鈥淲e are in the early stages of the investigation and processing the crime scene in an effort to determine what occurred inside the residence including the motive,鈥� said Cpl. Adam MacIntosh of the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team.

The deceased is a Caucasian man whose identity hasn鈥檛 been confirmed.

MacIntosh said police won鈥檛 be releasing how the man was killed. It鈥檚 also not known how long his body was inside the home before police were called.

Neighbour Mandy said a 鈥淭roy鈥� lived at the home, which also contains a large barn in the back.

She had no idea a grow-op was next door. However, she did note that the man living next door didn鈥檛 appear to work and was always home.

鈥淏ut there wasn鈥檛 cars coming and going from the home,鈥� Mandy said.

鈥淭roy is a very nice guy,鈥� she said. 鈥淗e would call me if my dogs got out.鈥�

Her neighbour has a border collie and police weren鈥檛 commenting on the whereabouts of a dog living at that home.

It should be noted that there is no confirmation that the body found in the home is that of the man who was renting the house.

Mandy said her neighbour appears to be in his late 40s or early 50s.

She said her dogs didn鈥檛 bark last night until police arrived, which makes her think the body may have been there for a while.

IHIT and 91原创 RCMP investigators are at the scene and will likely be there for the next couple of days.

This is the first murder of 2013 in 91原创.

A 40-year-old man, Cole Manning, was murdered in a Willoughby basement suite on New Year鈥檚 Eve. Surrey鈥檚 Jason Brewer, 26, was arrested that day and charged with second degree murder.

If anyone has information regarding this investigation, they can contact the IHIT tip line by calling 1-877-551-IHIT (4448) or by email at ihittipline@rcmp-grc.gc.ca.

If you wish to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or leave a tip on their website at Solvecrime.ca