storage wars suicide

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SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — Authorities say the death of a businessman featured on A&E's "Storage Wars" has been declared a suicide.

The Ventura County medical examiner's office determined Mark Balelo died after inhaling carbon monoxide and car exhaust fumes. His body was found Monday morning in a business warehouse in Simi Valley, Calif.

"Storage Wars" followed Balelo as one of a group of buyers who bid on abandoned storage units searching for lucrative items to sell.

Balelo, who immigrated to Southern California from Portugal, had been featured on the show and stated in an online autobiography that he opened an auction business in 2011.

A&E Television Networks declined to comment on Balelo's death.

There was no answer at a phone number registered to his company, Balelo Inc., on Tuesday afternoon.

RustyNut

RIP

Dymo

Its not as if he was a major part of the show he was just in a couple of episodes, most cars are so clean now with emissions this type of suicide is very rare.

RIP

granturismo

Dymo wrote: »

Its not as if he was a major part of the show he was just in a couple of episodes, most cars are so clean now with emissions this type of suicide is very rare.

RIP

CO2 emissions have nothing to do with asphyxiation.

mikeym

He must have had some money trouble.

I thought he was loaded.