Homicide investigators in Surrey, B.C., say a man wrongly accused on social media for a fatal stabbing on a bus on Friday is getting death threats and is fearing for his safety.

Police say the young man has been named on social media sites as the one responsible for the homicide of Jamie Kehoe.

But on Wednesday morning police issued a statement saying he has voluntarily spoken with homicide investigators who have ruled him out as a suspect in Jamie Kehoe' homicide.

"To call someone a murderer without the evidence to support it poses problems for investigators and the innocent people being blamed. The public need to focus on letting the police lead the investigation by facts and bringing those responsible for this tragic death to justice," said Sgt. Jennifer Pound.

The social media target, Garnet Ford, said he's been interviewed by police and doesn't know how his name came to be associated with the Kehoe slaying.

"I don't have any idea. I learned about the incident when I read about it," said Ford.

Ford said he owns a car, doesn't ride the bus and was home the night of the killing.

Police are still looking for a taller black male, between six-feet and six-feet two-inches tall, early twenties, short curly black hair who fled the scene with a female.

Pound said it is important for the public to remember that uttering threats, even on social media, is a criminal offence.