Nubia Cristina Braga: Shock after beauty influencer 'The Boss', 23, SHOT DEAD in her own home
ARCAJU, SERGIPE: Brazilian Influencer, Núbia Cristina Braga, nicknamed 'boss', was found shot dead at her home in the Santa Maria neighborhood of Arcaju city in Sergipe on the evening of Friday, October 14, reported Daily Mail. The two men who gunned down the influencer fled from the scene after committing the crime.
The 23-year-old content curator, who boasts more than 59k followers on Instagram, apparently visited a nearby salon before her death. According to New York Post, the influencer was killed by two anonymous men who entered her home through an open door. Soon after entering the property, the men started shooting her multiple times and fled the scene.
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The police authorities who reached the spot by 9 pm saw the beauty influencer swamped up in a pool of blood. Local authorities are now seeking help from the public to identify the killers. The motive behind gunning down the woman remains unclear.
Besides being a beauty influencer and posting content related to beauty, fashion, and travel, Braga also owned a clothing store called 'Boss's Closet.'
According to her aunt, Cláudia Menezes, “Núbia did volunteer work and helped everyone. She left a legacy behind," reported news.com.au. The portal further stated that the Brazilian beauty was also a selfless soul who volunteered in the community and helped organize parties for Children’s Day and Christmas. Braga is remembered by friends and admirers as honest, cheerful and independent, reported New York Post.
In other news, a similar incident was reported by MEAWW where a Mexican Tiktoker was brutally shot dead on September 20, 2022. She received a menacing call from a person who asked her to step outside her home at the intersection of the Catedráticos and Ignacio López Rayón streets in Culiacán, Sinaloa. The bullet-riddled body of Karla Pardini, 21, was found by the police the following day. Pardini reportedly received the suspicious call at around 10.30 pm, and she never returned after leaving her home.
"According to information provided by her mother, she received a call, went outside, and that’s when the attack occurred,” Sinaloa prosecutor Sara Bruna Quiñonez told Jam Press of the murder. According to Sinaloa State Attorney General’s Office, Pardini had been ambushed and shot multiple times. Investigators have not revealed the name of the assailants who shot Pardini. Witnesses told authorities that several armed individuals were seen roaming the area before Pardini was killed.