{"id":151911,"date":"2026-03-04T02:56:33","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T02:56:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/151911\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T02:56:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T02:56:33","slug":"queens-slashing-75-year-old-man-murdered-in-dispute-between-neighbors-in-astoria-apartment-building-sources-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/151911\/","title":{"rendered":"Queens slashing: 75-year-old man murdered in dispute between neighbors in Astoria apartment building, sources say"},"content":{"rendered":"

Police arrested 48-year-old Dimitrios Manessis for murder<\/p>\n

ByEyewitness News \"WABC<\/p>\n

Wednesday, March 4, 2026 2:38AM<\/p>\n

\"ABC7<\/p>\n

ASTORIA, Queens (WABC) — One person has been arrested after a dispute between neighbors led to the murder of a 75-year-old man in Queens on Tuesday, according to sources.<\/p>\n

Police say George Dourdounas was found with a slashed neck inside his apartment building located at 25-75 33rd St. in Astoria around 1:40 p.m.<\/p>\n

EMS responded and pronounced the victim dead at the scene.<\/p>\n

Police arrested 48-year-old Dimitrios Manessis hours later, and charged him with murder an criminal possession of a weapon.<\/p>\n

The investigation is ongoing.<\/p>\n

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