Reward Now $10K For Suspect In Worcester Killing Of Mother, Daughter

WORCESTER, MA — Worcester police have released new photos of Dejan Belnavis, the local man wanted in the fatal shootings of Chasity Nuñez and her daughter Zella, 11, last week in the Columbus Park neighborhood.

Belnavis would be the second person to face charges in the double killing. Last Wednesday, police arrested Karol Mangual, 28, of Sterling Street, on charges of armed assault to murder and unlicensed possession of a gun. Belnavis is wanted on the same charges.

The mother and daughter were sitting in a car along Lisbon Street in the Columbus Park neighborhood around 3 p.m. Tuesday when someone in a vehicle fired dozens of shots at them. They died at a local hospital.

Police said Belnavis could be armed, and anyone who sees him should call 911. State police and the U.S. Marshals are also looking for Belnavis, who traveled to Hartford, Conn., immediately after Tuesday's shooting.

The U.S. Marshals also said Monday that the reward for information leading to Belnavis' arrest had increased from $5,000 to $10,000.