In late April, our Bio SoCal crews were out helping four different clients during a difficult time including a murder-suicide, an unattended death, a suicide, and an accidental shooting death in a vehicle. Each task needed meticulous biohazard cleanup and remediation to protect the health and safety of others.

Murder-Suicide in Alhambra

Out in Alhambra in the 900 block of North Almansor Street, a neighborhood resident requested a welfare check from the Alhambra police on two neighbors after they had been unreachable for several days. When police arrived, they found the backdoor unlocked with no sign of forced entry. In the living room were the bodies of a man and woman, both aged 56 and both shot to death. Upon investigation, it was determined the man shot the woman first, then shot himself. It has not been released whether or not the couple were married.

Once the on-site investigation was concluded and the property released, Bio SoCal was called to the scene for suicide and murder cleanup. Between the time of the shooting and when the bodies were found, blood had soaked through multiple layers of flooring and each one needed to be removed and disposed of as biohazardous waste. We then thoroughly cleaned the space, removed all cross-contamination, and permanently removed the odor so the family could grieve in peace and move forward with going through the personal belongings in the home.

We understand how receiving such news of loved ones is overwhelming, let alone dealing with the resulting blood and body fluids. While we couldn’t prevent this tragedy from happening, we worked hard to make sure the property was safe and all traces of the murder-suicide removed along with all investigative chemicals.

Our thoughts are with those who lost loved ones in this and the other tragedies we cleaned up on the same day.

Check on your family and friends

Please check in on your friends and family regularly to “say hello” and truly be there if they need to talk or just hang out. People don’t often express their feelings directly when they are in pain. Simply by your presence and expressed kindness, you may just save a life and not even know it. If you are unable to get a hold of your loved one and think they are in danger, you can request a wellness check from the police who will go to their house to check on the person’s welfare. The police will then let you know the results of what they find out. This can be especially helpful if no one has been answering the door or you live far away. To request one, simply call the non-emergency line for your loved one’s local police department and they will guide you through the process.

The National Suicide Hotline is here to help

Everyone needs help at one time or another. If you are thinking of hurting yourself or someone else, call the National Suicide Hotline at 988. Available 24-7, the 988 hotline is staffed by crisis counselors who are ready to help you whenever you need them. No matter what you’re going through, there are other options out there. Call 988 for help.

Bio SoCal Decontaminates Stabbing Scene in Newbury Park

When tragedy strikes and you don’t know where to turn, Bio SoCal is always here for you to remove all the biohazards and decontaminate the area.

Recently on May 22nd, our team was on the stabbing scene for blood cleanup in a residential neighborhood of Newbury Park near Thousand Oaks to clean up after a fight involving multiple people. When police responded to the report of a disturbance, they arrived at the apartment complex’s parking lot to find one 24-year-old man deceased from multiple stab wounds. To help the community recover from the crime and move forward, our team carefully cleaned the area of all blood and bodily fluids so it is now sanitary and safe.

Whenever we are called to handle blood cleanup where someone has lost their life, we do the work knowing this was someone’s son or daughter, brother or sister, friend, and perhaps even a parent. Never just a job to us, we know that lives have just been changed, and there are people grieving. For some, that spot we’re cleaning where their loved one died will never be the same.

Bio SoCal Protects the Newbury Park Community

To do our part in caring for those grieving, to protect the community, and out of respect for the victim, we use every tool and technique we have until all fluids have been fully removed, any invisible bacteria and viruses killed off, and the area restored and made safe. We know that, very likely, someone will be there in the next few days to grieve their friend or family member and we want to make sure that person’s memory is honored by cleaning the blood off all surfaces so they can mourn in peace.

If you experience a blood spill, accident, or crime in Newbury Park, our team at Bio SoCal is here with the knowledge and experience to take the responsibility of cleanup off your shoulders and ensure a restored environment after the unexpected occurs. Whether you are dealing with the aftermath of a crime, accident, suicide, or death, we are here for you so you don’t have to worry about the mess left behind.

We take insurance

To make the process even easier for you, we work with your home insurance company directly so all you have to do is let us onto the property. We’ll document all damages and file the claim on your behalf. With no money taken up front, you can focus on taking care of yourself and your family. We are always available for emergency blood cleanup services throughout Newbury Park.

Our Team is Available 24/7

Throughout Southern California, Bio SoCal is the trusted blood cleanup company whenever you need us.

If you have any information about this incident, please contact Major Crimes Sgt. Francisco Jauregui at 805-384-4737 or email francisco.jauregui@ventura.org. Information can also be provided anonymously via calling Ventura County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

Our thoughts are with those who lost their loved one in this tragedy.

Bio SoCal is one of the leading biohazard cleanup experts for mass casualty cleanup around the country.

Recently, the Detroit News spoke with Bio SoCal’s CEO, Alan Cohen, regarding the Oxford High School shooting. The shooting, which took place on November 30, 2021, claimed the lives of four students and injured several others in a small town just north of Detroit, Michigan.

Returning personal belongings takes time

Seeking information to help the victim’s family and survivors recover their belongings left at the school, the Detroit News reporter wanted people to understand why items couldn’t be picked up right away. Items such as mobile phones, backpacks, clothing, personal items, etc. can be very important to their owners but after a mass casualty event, returning belongings to the students can be slower than people would like. After a shooting such as the one that took place at Oxford High School, the building itself and personal belongings become, for a time, not just a place students go to learn, but a crime scene, and all items left are evidence. The careful and meticulous process to investigate a crime scene of this size and complexity and collect all relevant evidence is the priority above all else and so students and staff must wait to claim their property. In this case, it took two weeks before students could meet their teachers in the parking lot to reclaim their property.

Our CEO, Alan Cohen, explained it thus, “The police need to go through and figure out what is evidence before anything would be returned.” Only then, when investigators know what is important to discern what happened and what is not are items returned to the proper owners.

Bio SoCal understands mass casualty cleanup first-hand

Bio SoCal understands first-hand some of the additional complexities around returning personal belongings after a shooting. After the mass homicide in November 2018 at the Borderline Bar and Grill here in Thousand Oaks, California, Bio SoCal conducted the mass casualty cleanup after investigators released the scene back to the property owners.

Even if there is no visible sign of blood or other bodily fluids on an item, the belonging must still be cleaned of any invisible viruses or bacteria that may have landed on the item in microscopic blood droplets. Only when something has been sanitized and disinfected can it be safely returned to the owner. Going through each item and meticulously cleaning the belongings takes both time and professional biohazard and blood cleanup experts. Some items such as books or papers, must be legally disposed of as biohazard waste if infected with blood from the event. Porous materials such as these cannot be cleaned and are not safe to reuse.

As the students and staff return to the school this month and court cases around the shooting are making their way through the courts, our thoughts are with the families and friends of the four victims, all the injured, and all those affected by this tragedy.

Bio SoCal provides mass casualty cleanup 24/7

Available around the clock, our team at Bio SoCal is always here to help cleanup after any crime scene whether large or small. Experienced in what it takes to quickly and methodically conduct mass casualty cleanup in such a scene, we know how to handle multiple fatalities and to work with multiple response agencies in one effort to investigate the crime and restore the property.

If you have questions or need help restoring a property after a crime or mass casualty event, give us a call today and we’ll be happy to provide you with a free quote and consultation.

There are times when the crime scene cleanup work we do is quickly cleaned up and we don’t hear more about those involved. There are other times, however, when our work is part of a larger story and word gets back to us about what later happened to the victims. In this case, the news was tragic: Young Dolph, a rapper who has spent time here in L.A. was recently shot and murdered while buying cookies in Memphis, Tennessee.

Back in late September of 2017, Bio SoCal was called out to a large shoe store on the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue for crime scene cleanup and disinfection. Young Dolph, a rapper whose real name was Adolph Robert Thornton Jr., had been shot next door in the driveway of the Lowes Hotel. He then stumbled into the shoe store bleeding profusely and with life-threatening injuries. The crime scene was significant, to say the least, and it was a miracle he survived. Bio SoCal meticulously cleaned up all the blood from the store then sanitized and disinfected all the surfaces so the business could safely reopen. As we do with all our crime scene cleanup tasks, our hearts hurt that such violence takes place in our community while we’re also proud to be there for businesses and other property owners to make sure they and their customers are safe from harm after a crime takes place.

Young Dolph Killed in Homicide in Memphis, Tennessee

In recent weeks, we learned that this young man had been shot at again and passed away from his injuries. At a bakery in Memphis, he often frequented to buy cookies for his mother, two men pulled up outside and shot Young Dolph through the glass door. Tragic and senseless, Dolph leaves behind two children and his long-time girlfriend. Our hearts hurt for this young family and for all those affected by this crime. May he rest in peace.

Compassionate Crime and Murder Scene Cleanup

While we know we can’t prevent homicides from occurring, each of our staff are here to help further tragedy from happening through improper cleanup of blood, bodily fluids, drug paraphernalia, and investigative chemicals after a murder has already occurred. If biohazards such as these are left behind after a crime takes place, building structures can be damaged, people can become sick or injured, and long-lasting foul odors can permeate the space. To make sure all biohazards are cleaned up properly and the area disinfected, it takes a skilled team of biohazard cleanup technicians.
Our experienced staff at Bio SoCal know all the places where biohazards may land after a crime takes place on your property and how to properly clean and disinfect the area so not even tiny trace amounts are left behind. With our team on the job, you know you’re in compassionate hands who care for the community by making sure your property is thoroughly restored after a crime and you and your loved ones are safe from further harm.

Licensed, bonded, and insured, Bio SoCal is the number one trusted crime scene cleanup company, and we regularly partner with first responders throughout Southern California. Whenever you need us, we are there to help.