Glam influencer Evelyn Lima Dantas dragged from home, executed in front of her dad
Key Points:
- Evelyn Lima Dantas, a 21-year-old aspiring influencer with over 24,000 followers, was shot and killed outside her home in northeast Brazil in front of her father by two men who then spray-painted "TCP," a gang symbol, on the house.
- Dantas was under investigation for her alleged involvement in the murder of retired officer Antonio Anildo Alves da Silva, who was killed by four masked men on July 29.
- Authorities suspect Dantas may have aided the shooters in the officer's killing and had previously been arrested on drug trafficking charges linked to the gang Terceiro Comando Puro (TCP).
- Police are considering the possibility that her murder was an act of retaliation or a cover-up by a criminal faction, but no arrests have been made so far.