The city of Los Angeles is offering a $50,000 reward for information regarding the 2014 fatal shooting of businessman Suren “Chris” Donoyan, 53, in his North Hollywood apartment.
Donoyan’s decomposed body was found in his apartment on Nov. 25, 2014 with a gunshot wound to the head.
Los Angeles Police Department investigators initially weren’t sure if Donoyan's death was a homicide or suicide. However, detectives later determined that one or more people entered his residence on Nov. 20 and shot him in the head, according to an LAPD news release.
Investigators don’t have a motive for the killing, the release said. However, there is no indication of a robbery.
On his LinkedIn page, Donoyan is described as the president of Echelon Artists Agency, “a Los-Angeles based talent management company,” since April 2009. Before that, he was listed as president and CTO of Homerun Media for 10 years.
Donoyan’s IMDb biography and resume notes that he grew up in Hollywood, attended the University of La Verne and received an Emmy Award for outstanding achievement in engineering development in 1980 “for the development and implementation of digital techniques for the production of video special effects.”
The victim was also a licensed pilot who flew a Cessna in his spare time. In 2013, he was included in the Federal Aviation Administration’s Airmen Certification Database for certified pilots who have met or exceeded the the educational, licensing and medical standard established by the FAA.
The reward is being offered for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the suspect or suspects responsible for killing Donoyan.
Anyone with information should contact LAPD North Hollywood Det. Steve Castro at (818) 754-8451. Those wishing to remain anonymous should contact Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.
