Posted on: March 20, 2025 08:25 AM

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Queens auto shop owner dead in pool of blood next to power tool committed suicide

A Queens auto shop owner found dead in a pool of blood inside his closed repair shop committed suicide, the city medical examiner’s office determined Wednesday.

Michael Koloniaris, the owner of Mekniko Autoworks on Cross Island Parkway near 149th St. in Whitestone, died of “sharp-force trauma” to his neck and left arm, an autopsy revealed.

Koloniaris, 65, was found dead in his auto shop lying near a power tool at about 3:15 p.m. Monday, officials said.

The autopsy showed the injuries were self-inflicted, a spokeswoman for the medical examiner’s office said Wednesday.