At Least Two Fall “Deathly Ill” After Entering Vegas Bio Lab
Posted on: February 3, 2026, 04:17h.
Last updated on: February 3, 2026, 04:22h.
- Two people reported becoming “deathly ill” after entering a Las Vegas home containing unknown biological materials
- FBI and police linked the site to another biolab in California
- The suspect in that case is already in federal custody
- The Las Vegas bio lab’s property manager was also arrested
According to documents obtained by KLAS-TV/Las Vegas on Tuesday, two people became “deathly ill” after entering the garage of a suburban Las Vegas home from which hundreds of vials of unknown liquids and more than 1,000 pieces of biological evidence were seized over the weekend.
The alleged exposures occurred before the FBI and Las Vegas police entered the house on January 31, following the deployment of robotic platforms to secure the scene, and police said there is no longer any imminent threat to the area.
Police say the primary suspect isn’t being sought because he’s been in federal custody since October 2023. David He — a Chinese national also known as Jai Bei Zhu, Jesse Zhu and Qiang He — faces federal charges for allegedly manufacturing and distributing misbranded medical devices at a similar unlicensed biological lab in Reedley, Calif.
That Reedley facility contained vials labeled with the names of pathogens including “HIV,” “dengue fever,” and “malaria,” along with 1,000 laboratory mice, according to federal officials.
Second Suspect Charged
Investigators arrested a second suspect, Ori Solomon, 55, manager of the Las Vegas property, whom they said He contacted 467 times from federal prison in January alone. Solomon is charged with felony disposal and discharge of hazardous waste (hydrochloric acid).
KLAS reported that a gun charge was later added because Solomon, in the US on a non-immigrant visa, was prohibited from possessing the several rifles and handguns found in his home.
On Jan. 9, according to KLAS, the FBI contacted the Southern Nevada Health District to a facility on Charleston Boulevard in Las Vegas “where medical equipment was allegedly stored but was never found.” Police suspect the equipment was moved to the Sugar Springs property.
He’s wife, Zhaoyan Wang, fled the US for China after his arrest, according to KLAS. Police suspect she still has access to cameras monitoring the Las Vegas bio lab. In January, He contacted her from prison 3,524 times, investigators said.
Authorities say samples and evidence have been sent to FBI labs for testing and analysis.
The house — on Sugar Springs Drive in Northeast Las Vegas — has also operated as a short-term rental.
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