Horror moment influencer Vielka Pulido is shot dead outside gym in Mexico alongside boyfriend in hail of bullets

SHOCKING footage shows the moment an influencer and her boyfriend were shot dead outside a gym in Mexico.

A car can be seen pulling up alongside their BMW before gunmen open fire – killing Vielka Pulido and her partner, named locally as Joel Abraham Chavez.

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Footage shows the moment of the attack

Shocked bystanders could be seen running for safety as the first of 26 bullets said to have been fired rang out.

Police in the Mexican city of Puebla are believed to be working on the theory Vielka’s boyfriend, 21, could have been the intended target.

The shooting occurred yesterday morning outside a gym called Beats Fitness Centre in the neighbourhood of Santa Cruz Buenavista.

Vielka, who called herself La Bendi on social media and advertised perfumes and beauty treatments on online shops she ran, was found dead inside the couple’s car when police reached the scene.

Local reports have described her as a “collateral victim”.

A spokesman for state prosecutors in Puebla said: “We are investigating this incident as a priority to try to resolve it as soon as possible and bring those responsible to justice.

“Preliminary investigations point to the crime being directed principally against the male victim.

“Twenty 9mm bullet casings and six 45mm bullet casings were retrieved at the scene.”