Bodybuilder & fitness influencer Denis Yoshio is SHOT DEAD outside his home by assassins who fled on motorbike

BODYBUILDER Denis Yoshio has been shot dead in a hit and run by assassins on motorbikes.

The Brazilian fitness influencer, 32, was gunned down by two men outside his home in Vila Matilde, a district of Sao Paulo, on Saturday night.

Yoshio's brother managed to put him into his car before firefighters helped transfer him into an ambulance en route to Tatuape Municipal Hospital.

But the gunshot victim is said to have gone into cardiac arrest upon arrival, with one of the bullets striking his spine.

Police investigating Yoshio’s brutal assassination are yet to make any arrests.

A witness told police he had dropped the bodybuilder off at his home so he could pick up money because his car had broken down.

Yoshio was then shot as he got out of the vehicle and headed towards the property.

As well as working out regularly, the Brazilian was also an economist.

In a recent video uploaded to social media, Yoshio showed off some of his punishing workouts to his 50,500 Instagram followers, using the motto: “You can do everything except give up.”

Alongside selfies showing off his impressive physique, he added: “Only those who pursue their goals are capable of achieving success.”

One admirer responded by saying: “What a monster!”

Another added: “You’re in great shape bro. Thanks for motivating me.”

Yoshio has left behind glamorous girlfriend, Amanda, who revealed her heartbreak following his death in a post on Instagram.

Accompanied by videos and photos of the couple together, her gut-wrenching messages read: “I can’t think, I can’t understand.

“I’m nothing without you. Please come home my love.

“You gave my life meaning. I can’t be far from you. I can’t exist without you. I need to be with you. God help me please.

"Tell me this is one of your practical jokes please. Don’t leave me here alone.”

In a subsequent post of the couple together, Amanda confirmed details of Yoshio's funeral would be announced in due course.

“It’s with extreme sadness that we inform you of the death of Denis Yoshio," she wrote.

“As soon as we have information about his funeral we will let you know.”

In January, another Brazilian bodybuilder was shot four times by her hulk boyfriend who claimed he acted in self-defence.

Weldrin Lopes accused Ellen Campos of threatening him before he opened fire and fled the scene, leaving the bodybuilder for dead inside his flat in the city of Belo Horizonte.

And bodybuilding champion Luis Manuel Lomeli, 45, was also shot dead by gunmen on motorbikes - just months after dodging another assassination attempt.

Lomeli was driving his Dodge Ram pickup truck to the gym for a workout session in Leon, in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico, when the killers unleashed a hail of bullets.