Bettie Jenifer the wife of Ghanaian actor, Chris Attoh was reportedly shot dead while leaving her office building in Maryland in the United States of America.

According to reports, Attoh’s wife left the office in the 6300 block of Ivy Lane and was walking to her car when a man armed with a handgun approached her.

She was shot in the head by a yet to be identified gunman on Friday evening and was pronounced dead when police arrived at the scene of the crime, Ghana web reports.

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When she tried to run away, the man followed her and fired at her multiple times, with at least one shot hitting her.

The 44-year-old worked at a temporary staffing agency on the first floor.

The man was described as black and having a thin build with black hair. He was wearing dark clothing and may have been in a blue car, NBC Washington reports.

WuzupNaija reports that there had been reports of marriage crises between the pair but neither of the two has publicly confirmed or denied the story.

Chris Attoh got married to Bettie a Caribbean based in the US one year after separating from Nigerian actress, Damilola Adegbite.

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NEW: victim of tonight’s fatal shooting in Greenbelt identified as Bettie Jenifer (44) of Bowie, MD. Story below references her 2018 marriage to a famous actor from #Ghana ⁦@nbcwashington⁩ https://t.co/DMaqwVaedr

— Jackie Bensen (@jackiebensen) May 11, 2019