An influencer has been shot dead by his ex-boyfriend’s elderly granddad with Alzheimer‘s.
After arriving on a motorbike, Apolo dos Santos allegedly broke into his former partner’s property to confront him.
The 28-year-old reportedly refused to accept that their relationship had ended.
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His ex locked himself in the bathroom to protect himself, but Apolo managed to break down the door.
At that point, the man’s 81-year-old grandfather allegedly blasted the influencer in the chest with a shotgun.
He staggered outside and collapsed in the garden in Maringá in the southern Brazilian state of Paraná on Saturday evening (29 Mar).
Paramedics on the scene could only confirm the young man’s death.
The elderly suspect, who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, fled the scene on foot but was quickly tracked down by the police.
He has been formally charged with homicide.
Apolo, who originally came from São Paulo, had moved to Maringá to start a new life, as reported by Creatorzine.com.
The influencer, who had nearly 60,000 Instagram followers, created content about his fitness routines and his love for nature.
In recent weeks, he shared images of hiking trails, waterfalls, local beaches, and a return visit to his home city São Paulo.
The investigation into his alleged murder is ongoing.
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