Federal officials have offered a reward of up to$ 5, 000 for data that could lead to the record of a , Massachusetts , man wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of a , Connecticut Army National Guard , expert and her 11- yr- old child.
Dejan Dante Belnavis , remained at- large as of Saturday afternoon, three days after police said , Chasity Nunez , and her daughter,  , Zella Nunez, were killed in a shooting in , Worcester, Mass.  , Worcester , police said they charged Belnavis, who should be considered armed and dangerous, with armed assault with intent to murder and possession of a firearm without a license in connection with the homicides.
Worcester , police spokesperson Lt.  , Sean Murtha , wrote in an email Saturday morning that there were no updates in the case.
The United States Marshals Service announced a reward of up to$ 5, 000 for information leading to Belnavis ‘ arrest, according to a wanted poster that , Worcester , police shared on their , Facebook , page Saturday.
Nunez, 27, a , Massachusetts , resident, held the rank of specialist and was assigned to the , 142nd Medical Company, based in , Danbury, where she served as a Patient Administration Specialist, said Maj.  , David Pytlik, a guard spokesperson.
” Chasity was beloved by her fellow soldiers in the , 142nd Medical Company”, Pytlik said. She was one of the best soldiers in our unit because of her wit, social skills, and commitment to duty.
Pytlik characterized Nunez as resilient, intelligent, and “destined for success in her civilian and military careers, and more full of compassion than anyone I know.”
Prior to this incident, police claimed Nunez and her daughter were shot dead in a parked SUV in the afternoon of March 5.
On , March 6, police said they took 28- year- old , Karel Mangual, of , Worcester, into custody in connection with the incident. Mangual, who had an outstanding warrant, is charged with armed assault to murder and carrying a firearm without a license, according to police.
A car believed to have been used in the killings later was found in , Hartford, authorities said. One of Belnavis ‘ relatives lived near where the car had been parked in , Hartford, according to a criminal complaint filed against Mangual in , Worcester District Court.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to send an anonymous text message to 274637 along with the message, or online by visiting , www. WorcesterMA. gov/police , and selecting” Crime Tips” in the right- hand menu. Calls can also be made to the , Worcester Police Detective Bureau , at 508- 799- 8651.
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