The victim of a fatal stabbing in East Vancouver last year did not know his accused killer, police say.

Ranjit Sangha, 47, turned himself in to Vancouver police on Wednesday and has been charged with second-degree murder in the Oct. 12, 2017, death of Joseph Jandrew.

Jandrew was 33 years old when he died after an altercation near Commercial Drive and East First Avenue.

Investigators relied on surveillance video and witness statements to identify Sangha as a suspect, according to police spokesperson Sgt. Jason Robillard.

"Our investigators were not able to find a relationship [between the two men] and believe this to be one of the first times they met," Robillard said.

The stabbing was Vancouver's 16th of 19 homicides last year. Sixty-five per cent of those crimes have been solved, according to Robillard.

Sangha remains in custody and is scheduled to make a court appearance on July 25.