Brazilian women shot dead in the head after arriving at hotel

Two women on holiday had just checked into their hotel when they were fatally shot in the head in what police believe was an ambush.

Two women were shot dead just two hours into their holiday in what police believe was an ambush.

Ewellyn Hansen, 30, and Jessica Cassandra Pereira da Silva, 19, had just checked into their hotel in Alagoas in Brazil — popular for its white, sandy beaches — when they were shot in the head.

Police had discovered the women's lifeless bodies in the hotel room and have speculated they were lured into an ambush and killed in a premeditated manner.

Ewellyn Hansen, 30, (pictured) and Jewellyn Hansen, 19, were murdered two hours after checking into their hotel.

Jewellyn Hansen (pictured). Police believe the women were lured into an ambush and killed in a premeditated manner.

In the hotel room, investigators also found several beer cans and marijuana, as well as bloody footprints.

The shocking double shooting took place on September 16 at 5am local time.

“What we know is that they entered in the morning and one of them already knew one of the suspects,” Talita Aquino, a delegate from the Department of Homicide and Protection of the Individual, said.

“Shortly after arriving, they fired shots.

“The entire criminal incident occurred inside the room and they left the scene calmly.”

The women were from Cabo de Santo Agostinho, a five-hour drive from the holiday spot in northeastern Brazil.

Three suspects were originally identified, fleeing the scene in a car with cloned license plates, which was later found abandoned near the hotel.

On September 20, one of the suspects was arrested despite telling the police he was innocent.

The man, whose name was not released, claims he witnessed the shooting, stating that the shots were fired for no obvious reason.

Police are still searching for the suspect who allegedly carried out the shooting.