Reality star Teodora Marcu was gunned down while carrying her toddler daughter in her arms in a horrific street attack
Reality star Teodora Marcu was on her way to buy ice cream when she was shot dead while holding her toddler daughter in her arms in a horrific street attack outside the Cosmopolis residential complex near the Romanian capital, Bucharest, on Saturday (31 May).
The pregnant star was allegedly fatally shot by her ex-boyfriend, who turned the gun on himself when cornered by police officers. The 23-year-old TV personality, known for her appearance in a Love Island-style programme called Insula Iubirii, was holding onto her daughter, three, when the suspected killer, Robert Lupu, 49, allegedly shot her at close range.
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It was reported that she left him when she found out he was lying about his marriage and he never accepted the relationship was over.
Earlier in the day, Teodora was at a children’s party with her cousin and the children, with the duo sharing posts from the party on their respective social media pages.
They left the party and went to buy ice cream when Teodora was allegedly shot four times in the chest and abdomen.
It’s said her cousin helped her on the street and tried to console her young daughter. Meanwhile, the suspect calmly left the scene and was later tracked down by the cops. He allegedly shot himself when he was cornered, as reported by NeedToKnow.
The police said in a statement: “Two lethal firearms were found on the man, one of which he used to commit suicide.
“The two weapons were seized by specialists from the Weapons Service of the Ilfov County Police Inspectorate, and we are still trying to determine their origin.”
Teodora was 26 weeks pregnant with her second child with her partner Alexandru Marcu, a professional illusionist, at the time of her death.
Following her shock death, her fans took to her social media page to share their condolences, with one writing under her recent Instagram post: “It breaks my soul.. And I cry with the phone in my hand…”
“May God rest you, dear soul! although I have not followed you or followed your evolution from Love Island, I lay here the words that I want to say.
“I am sorry that you left us so early and I pray to God that you rest in peace wherever you are!” one fan said.
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