A Queens community was left heartbroken after the owner of a local auto shop was found dead inside his business, and the mysterious death has police searching for clues. Flowers and a model car adorned the front gate of Mekniko Autoworks in Whitestone on Tuesday,

Michael Koloniaris, the 65-year-old owner of Mekniko Autoworks in Whitestone, died of “sharp force trauma” to his neck and left arm.

An armed robbery was reported early Friday morning at an auto repair shop in Durham. An armed robbery was reported early Friday morning at an automobile repair shop in Durham. Around 2 a.m., officers with the Durham Police Department responded to the Mavis Tires and Brakes on Hillsborough Road.

The co-owner of a Queens auto body shop was found dead in a pool of blood inside his business Monday afternoon, authorities and sources said. The 65-year-old man was lying unconscious and unresponsive next to a power tool inside Mekniko Autoworks on Cross Island Parkway near 149th Street in Whitestone when his brother found him around 3 p.

A 65-year-old auto shop owner was found dead in his Queens shop with lacerations, prompting a police investigation. His identity is withheld pending kin notification.

The victim’s brother made the grisly discovery around 3:15 p.m. Monday at Mekniko Autoworks on Cross Island Parkway near 149th St. in Whitestone, according to police sources.