Influencer Apolo dos Santos, 28, Shot Dead After Allegedly Attempting to Assault ExBoyfriend: Reports Luke ChinmanMon, March 30, 2026 at 7:17 PM UTC 0 Apolo dos SantosCredit: Apollu Santos/Instagram Apolo dos Santos, a 28yearold Brazilian influencer and model, was shot and killed on March 28 after an alleged altercation with his exboyfriend After Santos attempted to assault his exboyfriend, the exboyfriend's 81yearold grandfather allegedly fired a gun at Santos, according to multiple reports Santos was known by over 57,000 Instagram followers for sharing modeling content Apolo dos Santos, a Br...
Influencer Apolo dos Santos, 28, Shot Dead After Allegedly Attempting to Assault Ex-Boyfriend: Reports
Luke ChinmanMon, March 30, 2026 at 7:17 PM UTC
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Apolo dos SantosCredit: Apollu Santos/Instagram -
Apolo dos Santos, a 28-year-old Brazilian influencer and model, was shot and killed on March 28 after an alleged altercation with his ex-boyfriend
After Santos attempted to assault his ex-boyfriend, the ex-boyfriend's 81-year-old grandfather allegedly fired a gun at Santos, according to multiple reports
Santos was known by over 57,000 Instagram followers for sharing modeling content
Apolo dos Santos, a Brazilian influencer and model, was shot and killed on Saturday, March 28 after an alleged altercation with his ex-boyfriend. He was 28.
On Saturday, Santos — who was known by over 57,000 Instagram followers for sharing modeling content — went to his ex-boyfriend's home in Paiçandu, Brazil by motorcycle and started an argument with him, which quickly escalated, according to local outlets Todelo News and Metrópoles, which cited the Military Police (MP).
Apolo dos SantosCredit: Apollu Santos/Instagram
Santos's ex-boyfriend reportedly locked himself in the bathroom to protect himself, though Santos broke down the door and attempted to assault him. The ex-boyfriend's 81-year-old grandfather, who was in the house at the time, then allegedly fired a gun at Santos, which hit him in the chest, the outlets reported, citing authorities.
According to Todelo News and Metrópoles, Santos attempted to leave after he was shot, but he fell unconscious in the front yard. First responders, who arrived shortly after, pronounced him dead at the scene.
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Apolo dos SantosCredit: Apollu Santos/Instagram
The alleged gunman reportedly fled the scene before authorities located him on the side of the highway. He was then taken to the Paraná Civil Police Station in Maringá and charged with homicide. The MP also said that he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.
PEOPLE has contacted the Military Police for comment.
According to a 2022 profile of Santos, published by the Brazilian male fashion publication DYO magazine, the internet personality was born and raised in São Paulo and worked for Uber before starting his career as a model.
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Published: March 30, 2026 at 03:27PM on Source: PRIME TIME
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