Who killed Denise? This question has been on the minds of the relatives of a 25-year-old girl who was shot at close range in front of her home in the Fazenda area of ​​Itajai for more than a year now. This happened on June 9, 2021. So far, the police have no answers.

Deniz was shot at close range in front of her home in Itajai. Photo: personal archive/Reproduction/ND

Denise Severo, 25, was with her husband in a Hyundai/HB20 car and was about to leave the house when two men approached the car and shot her at least 12 times. The fatal shot hit the arm of a defending Denise and the chest of a young woman who died a few hours later in the hospital of Marieta Conder Bornhausen.

Denise’s husband was wounded three times: once in the arm, once in the leg and another in the ribs. Despite his injuries, the young man recovered. An investigation has been launched to find those responsible for the attack.

According to Delegate Eduardo Ferras, the investigation launched at the time has already been completed, “Unfortunately, we have not identified the author. We have reached the end on all lines of investigation, but without success,” said the delegate.

The deadline for completing the investigation had already been extended, one month after the crime, due to a lack of responses. The investigation took place in an atmosphere of secrecy.

With no names or faces to identify Denise’s killers, the family is left with a sense of resentment in addition to homesickness. Her mother, who prefers to remain anonymous, cries out for justice. “I want justice. It can’t stay like that.”

Denise was 25 years old and was shot dead at close range at the door of her house – Photo: Facebook reproduction

“They took the one I love for nothing”

In July last year, partner Denise first spoke about the mysterious death of a young woman – he also preferred to remain anonymous.

“It’s hard to say, because this is something we didn’t expect, an ordinary day, the same as the others, our usual routine, and now I don’t want to live without it. It was very terrible to spend days and see that she is no longer with me,” said husband Denise.

The husband added: “5 years ago we did everything together, she taught me a lot, she was an amazing, unforgettable woman and will never be forgotten, I will love her forever until I leave,” he said.

A crime

According to witnesses, two men on bicycles fired at Denise’s car, which also contained her husband. The attack took place around 7:40 am on Antonio Andre Paulo Street, not far from where they lived. According to the family, the couple passed by at the same time every day.

Usually the groom went to work to Denise, and then went to his work. Together for almost 5 years they dreamed of increasing the family, although this was not a short-term plan.

The footage shows the moment of Denise’s murder, people flee the scene and a man can be seen shooting before fleeing – Video: Reproduction/ND