Police report has said that the wife of Ghanaian actor Chris Attoh, Bettie Jennifer, who was shot dead while leaving her office on Friday was married to another man.
According to nbcwashington.com report, the other man is a convicted Baltimore drug lord.
The report said Jenifer was also married to 47-year-old Kedrick Jenifer, who is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence for importing large amounts of cocaine into Baltimore from Texas.
The U.S. District Attorney’s Office said the kingpin’s “Jenifer drug trafficking organization” distributed at least 450 kilograms of cocaine in Baltimore and Woodbridge, Virginia.
“Kedrick Jenifer lived large as a major Baltimore drug dealer, but now he will lose all of his toys and live for two decades in federal prison,” U.S. Attorney Rod Rosenstein said in a news release after his sentencing, according to the Baltimore Sun.
Court records show that Kedrick Jenifer filed for a divorce on April 9. Bettie Jenifer then filed for divorce six days later. The attorneys involved declined News4’s request for comment.
Greenbelt police said 44-year-old Bettie Jenifer of Bowie, left her office in the 6300 block of Ivy Lane about 5 p.m. and was walking to her car when a man armed with a handgun approached her.
When she tried to run away, the man followed her and fired multiple rounds. At least one bullet struck her in the head, police said.
The suspect took off in a vehicle. Police described the suspect as black and having a thin build with black hair. He was wearing dark clothing and may have been in a blue car.
Police on Saturday, had confirmed that Jenifer was married to Chris Attoh, a well-known actor and TV host in Ghana.
The two married in October 2018, after Attoh had divorced from his first wife, Damilola Adigbete.
Police have not named a suspect or motive in the case but they confirmed on Sunday the shooting was targeted and not a random incident.
Co-workers said Bettie Jenifer worked at a temporary staffing agency on the first floor.
Meanwhile a statement by from Chris Attoh’s talent agency says the family of the actor would rather want to mourn the death of Bettie in private.
“Waka Talent Agency is saddened by the death of Bettie Jenifer, who was married to our client, Mr. Chris Attoh. We would like to note that the family has requested to mourn in private and therefore will not be doing any press interviews or commenting on the death,” a spokesperson of the talent agency said.
Chris Attoh is a renowned Ghanaian broadcaster and actor who has starred in movies such as ‘Single and Married’, ‘A Trip to Jamaica’, ‘6 Hours to Christmas’, ‘Scorned’, ‘Perfect Picture’, among others.
