Ghanaian star Chris Attoh's wife fatally shot dead in the US!

Chris and his now deceased wife Bettie at their wedding months ago..

Sad news hitting the Ghanian movie industry as one of theirs is bereaved!

Chris Attoh who only took a second step at matrimony marrying his second wife Betty Jennifer some months ago has lost her in a senseless crime.

The Police identified the woman who was fatally shot by a gunman on Friday as Bettie Jenifer, 44 the wife of actor Chris Attoh, NBC Washington reports.

Bettie was shot in the parking lot of a Maryland office building. She had left her office and was walking to her car when the gunman approached her.

She reportedly tried to run away but the gunman got to her before she could make it to safety.

Bettie was declared dead at the scene.

NBC reporter Jackie Bensen also shared some tweets on the incident..

Heroic Action in the face of death: woman confronted by man as she left her Greenbelt office @5pm. He pointed gun at her. Instead of running back inside & endangering co-workers, she ran for her life AWAY from bldg. Sadly, she did not make it ⁦@nbcwashington⁩ pic.twitter.com/YCKDn3f4MT

— Jackie Bensen (@jackiebensen) May 10, 2019

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

Condolences!