Queens woman, 21, found shot in the head at East Elmhurst home, no arrests
By Jesse Zanger
Police responding to a 911 call of an assault in progress made a shocking discovery in Queens.
It happened Friday at around 9:20 p.m.
Police responding to a building at 96th Street between Astoria Boulevard and 30th Avenue found a 21-year-old woman dead. She had been shot in the head, and was pronounced dead at the scene.
So far, there have been no arrests.
Police identified the victim as Dashanna Donovan, 21.
So far this year, there have been five murders reported in the 115th Precinct. Donovan’s killing may be a sixth. In 2024, there were just two murders in the precinct year-to-date. Crime overall in the area is down 23%, according the NYPD statistics.
Anyone with any information is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). You can also submit a tip via their website or via DM on X, @NYPDTips. All calls are kept confidential.
Brother’s 911 Pleas for a Welfare Check Leads to “Shocking” Cape Cod Discovery
Local and state authorities found the body of 47-year-old Aris Manoloules shot to death on his living room floor.
By Jax Miller Mar 8, 2025, 1:00 PM ET
Homicide investigators in Massachusetts had their work cut out for them when tipped off about the murder of 47-year-old Aris Manoloules.
How to Watch
Watch Fatal Family Feuds on Oxygen Sunday, February 16 at 7/6c. Catch up on Peacock and the free Oxygen app.
A Sneak Peek of Episode 4 of Fatal Family Feuds, as Season 2 continues airing all-new episodes on Oxygen, featured the actual 911 call from Treefon Manoloules, desperate to learn more about his brother’s wellbeing. The call was placed to the Barnstable Police Department in Cape Cod, where Aris lived in the village of Hyannis.
Treefon Manoloules requested “a welfare check on my brother, please.”
Treefon provided his brother’s age before explaining why he decided to call 911. “I’m very concerned; I haven’t been able to reach him, and I think something’s happened to him,” said the worried sibling.
When asked when he was last in contact with Aris Manoloules, Treefon Manoloules said it’d been one day.
According to now-retired Detective Sergeant John Murphy of the Barnstable Police Department, the concerned brother came from Southborough, Massachusetts, nearly 100 miles northwest of Hyannis and 25 miles west of Boston. His tip was enough to have police send uniformed officers to the address.
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What authorities found at Aris Manoloules’ home
When officers arrived at the scene, the front door was left open, Massachusetts State Police Lead Investigator Chris Mason told Fatal Family Feuds. Responders heard the sounds of a television coming from inside the residence.
“They’re not able to get anybody to come to the door,” said Mason, prompting dispatchers to call Treefon Manoloules back and ask if he’d like officers to enter.
“Please, please,” the brother pleaded.
Aris Manoloules.Photo: Oxygen
Inside, they found “a male subject on the floor, face-down, laying in a pool of blood,” Murphy said, adding it was a “shocking experience.”
“As they approach, they see that there’s no movement,” Mason continued.
Upon closer inspection, investigators found multiple bullet wounds, including to the head.
“This person has lost a considerable amount of blood and is probably deceased,” said Mason.
The subject would later be identified as Aris Manoloules, and the local and state authorities would handle the homicide investigation.
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More about the Aris Manoloules episode
With the second season of Fatal Family Feuds underway, audiences can expect even more murder and mayhem that challenges the adage, ‘blood is thicker than water.’ The series continues to show how minor disagreements can escalate into homicide, and the case of Aris Manoloules is no exception.
“An affluent family, at war with each other for over a decade, find themselves at the center of a murder investigation when a beloved uncle is found dead,” per the episode’s official description. “Police unravel a conspiracy involving a wayward son and a counterfeit secret agent.”
Learn more by watching the entire episode as Fatal Family Feuds continues, airing Sundays at 7/6c on Oxygen.
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