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Married Couple Found Dead in Thousand Oaks Home

A joint Ventura County Major Crimes probe is awaiting medical examiner exams to determine the cause and manner of death.

Overview

  • Deputies responding to a welfare check discovered Aleksander Tukalski and Kazia Berlach Tukalska deceased inside their Thousand Oaks residence.
  • Detectives from the Ventura County Sheriff’s Major Crimes Bureau and the Thousand Oaks Police Department opened a joint investigation into the circumstances of the deaths.
  • Investigators secured a search warrant, conducted a coordinated scene examination, and recovered a firearm from the home during the probe.
  • The Ventura County Medical Examiner’s Office is performing examinations to officially determine cause and manner of death and has not yet released findings.
  • Authorities have withheld details on time of death and firearm ownership while detectives continue to collect evidence and develop their account of what happened.