A popular Brazilian
influencer
was found dead on the night of October 14 in her own home in the Santa Maria neighborhood in the northeastern Brazilian city of Aracaju, local authorities said.
Núbia Cristina Braga, 23, who had almost 60,000 followers on the Instagram social network, was shot by two masked men
who came to her house on a motorcycle and fled the same way
, according to the tabloid
The New York Post
.
Police reports indicate that the suspects entered Braga's home through the front door, which was open, and shot her multiple times.
The police arrived at the scene around 9:00 pm and found the bloody body of
the influencer
, who was also engaged in social volunteering in her community, according to the aforementioned media.
Braga also had her own clothing line and shared content about fashion, beauty tips, and her travels around the world.
The motive for the crime has not yet been clarified.
Those responsible have also not been identified and
police have not made any arrests in connection with the shooting
, although they say they continue to investigate and
He has asked the population to share any information that helps to find the attackers.
"
People want to know why they did this with Nubia
," Claudia Menezes, Braga's aunt, told the Brazilian news portal G1.
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Menezes added that the family is still surprised and moved by what happened, since she had never given them reason to think that her life was in danger.
"She never told us anything about whether they were threatening her or not," her aunt said.
On October 14, the day she was killed, Braga had returned home after visiting the hairdresser, as she shared in her latest Instagram status.
His last publication is from August 22: a video with more than 6,800
likes
in which he is seen posing in front of the mirror, and also at a party and on the beach.
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"My Jesus, the woman published her
story
(Instagram story) 3 hours ago and
was brutally murdered
. Only God can comfort family and friends," a follower of the young
influencer
reacted on her account after learning of the murder.