A 26-year-old mum was gunned down in front of her beauty salon in an alleged revenge attack for breaking up with her ex.
Horror CCTV footage shows how a man began firing his handgun at Brenda Bulhões from close range as she sat on her motorcycle.
She tried to get away but fell onto the tarmac in a heap as her attacker continued shooting her.
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Brenda was hit by at least six bullets, according to the police. Most of them hit her in the back.
The horror unfolded on Friday (29 November) morning in Guarujá, west of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Witnesses say the suspect, who was wearing work overalls and a motorcycle helmet, was lying in wait as she arrived at her workplace.
After shooting her, he fled the scene on a motorbike.
A witness, who chose to remain anonymous, told local media: “She could only say ‘Help me,’ then she couldn’t say anything else.
“She was struggling to breathe as people started to arrive.”
The police were called and officers and paramedics quickly arrived on the scene.
Sadly, their attempts to resuscitate Brenda were in vain.
The police say the prime suspect is her ex-partner, Bruno Campos.
Campos, who was still at large at the time of reporting, had allegedly been threatening her.
The threats reportedly escalated when she found a new partner.
The police believe he killed Bulhões in revenge for the end of their relationship, which police chief Antônio Sucupira Neto described as “turbulent”.
Bulhões was laid to rest on Sunday (1 December) in Guarujá.
She leaves behind a nine-year-old daughter, as reported by Need To Know.
Her mother, Elisângela da Silva, took aim at Campos on social media.
She wrote: “I gave you shelter, took you to the hospital, bought you medicine. You sat at my table and ate with me, you Judas.”
Brenda began working as a hairdresser in the garage of the family home when she was 17.
“By the age of 26, she had her own salon, which she called ‘my favourite place’,” her mum added.
Elisângela wrote: “It’s hard to accept that you won’t be with us any more, that I’ll never see your beautiful smile again.”
The search for Campos continues.
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